U+00AD SOFT HYPHEN
Latin-1 Supplement · Format
| Name | SOFT HYPHEN |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+00AD |
| Decimal | 173 |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Category | Format (Cf) |
| UTF-8 | C2 AD |
| UTF-16 | 00AD |
| UTF-32 | 000000AD |
| HTML | ­ ­ ­ |
| CSS | \00AD |
| JavaScript | \u00AD |
| Python | \u00ad |
| URL-encoded | %C2%AD |
Frequently asked questions
What is the character U+00AD?
U+00AD is officially named SOFT HYPHEN. It belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement block and the category Format.
How do I type U+00AD?
Windows (Word, WordPad): type 00AD, then press Alt+X. Linux (GTK/IBus): Ctrl+Shift+U 00ad, then Space. macOS: enable the “Unicode Hex Input” keyboard, hold Option and type 00AD. Or simply copy it from this page. On Windows, Alt+0173 on the numeric keypad also works.
How do I write U+00AD in HTML?
As a numeric character reference ­ (decimal) or ­ (hexadecimal). In UTF-8 documents you can also insert the character directly. There is also the named entity ­.
How is U+00AD encoded in UTF-8?
In UTF-8 the character takes 2 bytes: C2 AD. In UTF-16: 00AD.