LATIN SMALL LETTER Y

U+0079 Lowercase Letter (Ll) · Basic Latin · Latn

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Overview

y (LATIN SMALL LETTER Y) is the Unicode character at code point U+0079. It belongs to the Basic Latin block, in the Lowercase Letter (Ll) general category. Its script is Latn.

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Encoding Table

Format	Value	Copy
unicode	U+0079
decimal	121
htmldecimal	y
htmlhex	y
css	\0079
javascript	\u{79}
python	\u0079
java	\u0079
go	\u0079
ruby	\u{79}
rust	\u{79}
ccpp	\u0079
urlencoded	y
utf8bytes	79
utf16bebytes	00 79
utf32bebytes	00 00 00 79

How to Use

HTML: y

CSS: content: "\0079"

JavaScript: "\u{79}"

Python: "\u0079"

Properties

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

← x U+0078 U+007A z →

Compare

y vs у CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER U

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the y character (LATIN SMALL LETTER Y)?

y (LATIN SMALL LETTER Y) is the Unicode character U+0079.

What is the Unicode codepoint of LATIN SMALL LETTER Y?

The LATIN SMALL LETTER Y character (y) has codepoint U+0079.

How do I type or copy LATIN SMALL LETTER Y?

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