CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHCHA

U+0449 Lowercase Letter (Ll) · Cyrillic · Cyrl

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Overview

щ (CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHCHA) is the Unicode character at code point U+0449. It belongs to the Cyrillic block, in the Lowercase Letter (Ll) general category. Its script is Cyrl.

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Encoding Table

Format	Value	Copy
unicode	U+0449
decimal	1097
htmldecimal	щ
htmlhex	щ
css	\0449
javascript	\u{449}
python	\u0449
java	\u0449
go	\u0449
ruby	\u{449}
rust	\u{449}
ccpp	\u0449
urlencoded	%D1%89
utf8bytes	d1 89
utf16bebytes	04 49
utf32bebytes	00 00 04 49

How to Use

HTML: щ

CSS: content: "\0449"

JavaScript: "\u{449}"

Python: "\u0449"

Properties

Block: Cyrillic
Script: Cyrl
Category: Lowercase Letter (Ll)
Bidirectional: L
Combining: 0
Mirrored: No

← ш U+0448 U+044A ъ →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the щ character (CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHCHA)?

щ (CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHCHA) is the Unicode character U+0449.

What is the Unicode codepoint of CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHCHA?

The CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHCHA character (щ) has codepoint U+0449.

How do I type or copy CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHCHA?

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