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REPLACEMENT CHARACTER

U+FFFD Other Symbol (So) · Specials · Zyyy

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Overview

� (REPLACEMENT CHARACTER) is the Unicode character at code point U+FFFD. It belongs to the Specials block, in the Other Symbol (So) general category. Its script is Zyyy.

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Encoding Table

Format	Value	Copy
unicode	U+FFFD
decimal	65533
htmldecimal	�
htmlhex	�
css	\FFFD
javascript	\u{FFFD}
python	\ufffd
java	\uFFFD
go	\uFFFD
ruby	\u{FFFD}
rust	\u{FFFD}
ccpp	\ufffd
urlencoded	%EF%BF%BD
utf8bytes	ef bf bd
utf16bebytes	ff fd
utf32bebytes	00 00 ff fd

How to Use

HTML: �

CSS: content: "\FFFD"

JavaScript: "\u{FFFD}"

Python: "\ufffd"

Properties

Block: Specials
Script: Zyyy
Category: Other Symbol (So)
Bidirectional: ON
Combining: 0
Mirrored: No

← U+FFFC U+10000 𐀀 →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the � character (REPLACEMENT CHARACTER)?

� (REPLACEMENT CHARACTER) is the Unicode character U+FFFD.

What is the Unicode codepoint of REPLACEMENT CHARACTER?

The REPLACEMENT CHARACTER character (�) has codepoint U+FFFD.

How do I type or copy REPLACEMENT CHARACTER?

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