LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S

U+00DF Lowercase Letter (Ll) · Latin-1 Supplement · Latn

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Overview

ß (LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S) is the Unicode character at code point U+00DF. It belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement block, in the Lowercase Letter (Ll) general category. Its script is Latn.

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Encoding Table

Format	Value	Copy
unicode	U+00DF
decimal	223
htmldecimal	ß
htmlhex	ß
css	\00DF
javascript	\u{DF}
python	\u00df
java	\u00DF
go	\u00DF
ruby	\u{DF}
rust	\u{DF}
ccpp	\u00df
urlencoded	%C3%9F
utf8bytes	c3 9f
utf16bebytes	00 df
utf32bebytes	00 00 00 df

How to Use

HTML: ß

CSS: content: "\00DF"

JavaScript: "\u{DF}"

Python: "\u00df"

Properties

Block: Latin-1 Supplement
Script: Latn
Category: Lowercase Letter (Ll)
Bidirectional: L
Combining: 0
Mirrored: No

← Þ U+00DE U+00E0 à →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ß character (LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S)?

ß (LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S) is the Unicode character U+00DF.

What is the Unicode codepoint of LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S?

The LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S character (ß) has codepoint U+00DF.

How do I type or copy LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S?

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