U+0073

Small letter Ss

Small 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 "lowercase", "letter", "alphabet", "ascii".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+0073
Decimal
115
Hex
0x0073
Octal
0o163

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+0073
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LATIN SMALL LETTER S
DecimalBase 10115
HexadecimalBase 160x0073
OctalBase 80o163
BinaryBase 20000000001110011
General categoryLetter, lowercaseLl
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: "…"\0073
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8s

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u0073
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u0073
Python\u0073
Java / C# / Kotlin\u0073

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-81 byte73
UTF-16 (BE)0073
UTF-32 (BE)00000073

How to type Small letter S

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +73 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 73 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 0073. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Small letter S".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 73, 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, \0073 in CSS, and \u0073 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LATIN SMALL LETTER S
Block
Basic Latin (U+0000–U+007F)
General category
Ll — Letter, lowercase

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 Small 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 Small letter S?

Small letter S is U+0073 (decimal 115, hexadecimal 0x0073, octal 0o163). 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 Small letter S?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LATIN SMALL LETTER S". Its General_Category is Ll (Letter, lowercase).

What is the HTML code for Small letter S?

Use s or s. In CSS, use content: "\0073".

How do I type Small letter S in code?

JavaScript: "\u0073". Python: "\u0073". JSON and Java: "\u0073". The UTF-8 byte sequence is 73.

Is Small letter S an emoji?

No. Small 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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