U+002E

Full Stop.

Full Stop is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Basic Latin block, listed here under Basic Latin (ASCII). Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "period", "dot", "point", "decimal".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+002E
Decimal
46
Hex
0x002E
Octal
0o56

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+002E
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0FULL STOP
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasPERIOD
DecimalBase 1046
HexadecimalBase 160x002E
OctalBase 80o56
BinaryBase 20000000000101110
General categoryPunctuation, otherPo
Unicode blockU+0000–U+007FBasic Latin
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal).
HTML entity (hex).
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\002E
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8.

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u002E
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u002E
Python\u002E
Java / C# / Kotlin\u002E

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-81 byte2E
UTF-16 (BE)002E
UTF-32 (BE)0000002E

How to type Full Stop

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2E with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2E then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 002E. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Full Stop".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2e, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: . in HTML, \002E in CSS, and \u002E in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
FULL STOP
Unicode 1.0 name
PERIOD
Block
Basic Latin (U+0000–U+007F)
General category
Po — Punctuation, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Basic Latin block: U0000.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Full Stop symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select . and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Full Stop?

Full Stop is U+002E (decimal 46, hexadecimal 0x002E, octal 0o56). It lives in the Basic Latin block (U+0000–U+007F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Full Stop?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "FULL STOP"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "PERIOD". Its General_Category is Po (Punctuation, other).

What is the HTML code for Full Stop?

Use . or .. In CSS, use content: "\002E".

How do I type Full Stop in code?

JavaScript: "\u002E". Python: "\u002E". JSON and Java: "\u002E". The UTF-8 byte sequence is 2E.

Is Full Stop an emoji?

No. Full Stop is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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