LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y

U+0059 Uppercase Letter (Lu) · Basic Latin · Latn

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Overview

Y (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y) is the Unicode character at code point U+0059. It belongs to the Basic Latin block, in the Uppercase Letter (Lu) general category. Its script is Latn.

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Encoding Table

Format	Value	Copy
unicode	U+0059
decimal	89
htmldecimal	Y
htmlhex	Y
css	\0059
javascript	\u{59}
python	\u0059
java	\u0059
go	\u0059
ruby	\u{59}
rust	\u{59}
ccpp	\u0059
urlencoded	Y
utf8bytes	59
utf16bebytes	00 59
utf32bebytes	00 00 00 59

How to Use

HTML: Y

CSS: content: "\0059"

JavaScript: "\u{59}"

Python: "\u0059"

Properties

Block: Basic Latin
Script: Latn
Category: Uppercase Letter (Lu)
Bidirectional: L
Combining: 0
Mirrored: No

← X U+0058 U+005A Z →

Compare

Y vs Υ GREEK CAPITAL LETTER UPSILON

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Y character (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y)?

Y (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y) is the Unicode character U+0059.

What is the Unicode codepoint of LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y?

The LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y character (Y) has codepoint U+0059.

How do I type or copy LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y?

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