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U+00DF LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S

Latin-1 Supplement · Lowercase letter

NameLATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S
Code pointU+00DF
Decimal223
BlockLatin-1 Supplement
CategoryLowercase letter (Ll)
UTF-8C3 9F
UTF-1600DF
UTF-32000000DF
HTMLß ß ß
CSS\00DF
JavaScript\u00DF
Python\u00df
URL-encoded%C3%9F

Frequently asked questions

What is the character U+00DF?

U+00DF ß is officially named LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S. It belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement block and the category Lowercase letter.

How do I type ß?

Windows (Word, WordPad): type 00DF, then press Alt+X. Linux (GTK/IBus): Ctrl+Shift+U 00df, then Space. macOS: enable the “Unicode Hex Input” keyboard, hold Option and type 00DF. Or simply copy it from this page. On Windows, Alt+0223 on the numeric keypad also works.

How do I write ß in HTML?

As a numeric character reference ß (decimal) or ß (hexadecimal). In UTF-8 documents you can also insert the character directly. There is also the named entity ß.

How is ß encoded in UTF-8?

In UTF-8 the character takes 2 bytes: C3 9F. In UTF-16: 00DF.

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