COLON

U+003A Other Punctuation (Po) · Basic Latin · Zyyy

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Overview

: (COLON) is the Unicode character at code point U+003A. It belongs to the Basic Latin block, in the Other Punctuation (Po) general category. Its script is Zyyy.

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Encoding Table

Format	Value	Copy
unicode	U+003A
decimal	58
htmldecimal	:
htmlhex	:
css	\003A
javascript	\u{3A}
python	\u003a
java	\u003A
go	\u003A
ruby	\u{3A}
rust	\u{3A}
ccpp	\u003a
urlencoded	%3A
utf8bytes	3a
utf16bebytes	00 3a
utf32bebytes	00 00 00 3a

How to Use

HTML: :

CSS: content: "\003A"

JavaScript: "\u{3A}"

Python: "\u003a"

Properties

Block: Basic Latin
Script: Zyyy
Category: Other Punctuation (Po)
Bidirectional: CS
Combining: 0
Mirrored: No

← 9 U+0039 U+003B ; →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the : character (COLON)?

: (COLON) is the Unicode character U+003A.

What is the Unicode codepoint of COLON?

The COLON character (:) has codepoint U+003A.

How do I type or copy COLON?

Copy : directly, or use the HTML entity, UTF-8, and code encodings shown on this page.