U+0053

Capital letter SS

Capital letter S 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 "uppercase", "letter", "alphabet", "ascii".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+0053
Decimal
83
Hex
0x0053
Octal
0o123

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+0053
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S
DecimalBase 1083
HexadecimalBase 160x0053
OctalBase 80o123
BinaryBase 20000000001010011
General categoryLetter, uppercaseLu
Unicode blockU+0000–U+007FBasic Latin
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)S
HTML entity (hex)S
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\0053
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8S

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u0053
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u0053
Python\u0053
Java / C# / Kotlin\u0053

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-81 byte53
UTF-16 (BE)0053
UTF-32 (BE)00000053

How to type Capital letter S

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +53 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 53 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 0053. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Capital letter S".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 53, 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: S in HTML, \0053 in CSS, and \u0053 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S
Block
Basic Latin (U+0000–U+007F)
General category
Lu — Letter, uppercase

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 Capital letter S symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select S 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 Capital letter S?

Capital letter S is U+0053 (decimal 83, hexadecimal 0x0053, octal 0o123). 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 Capital letter S?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S". Its General_Category is Lu (Letter, uppercase).

What is the HTML code for Capital letter S?

Use S or S. In CSS, use content: "\0053".

How do I type Capital letter S in code?

JavaScript: "\u0053". Python: "\u0053". JSON and Java: "\u0053". The UTF-8 byte sequence is 53.

Is Capital letter S an emoji?

No. Capital letter S 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.

Related symbols in Basic Latin (ASCII)

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