U+00A7

Section sign§

Section sign is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Latin-1 Supplement block, listed here under Punctuation. 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.

Quick facts

Unicode
U+00A7
Decimal
167
Hex
0x00A7
Octal
0o247

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+00A7
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0SECTION SIGN
DecimalBase 10167
HexadecimalBase 160x00A7
OctalBase 80o247
BinaryBase 20000000010100111
General categoryPunctuation, otherPo
Unicode blockU+0080–U+00FFLatin-1 Supplement
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)§
HTML entity (hex)§
HTML entity (named)§
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\00A7
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%C2%A7

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u00A7
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u00A7
Python\u00A7
Java / C# / Kotlin\u00A7

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-82 bytesC2 A7
UTF-16 (BE)00A7
UTF-32 (BE)000000A7

How to type Section sign

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +A7 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type A7 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 00A7. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Section sign".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type a7, 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, \00A7 in CSS, and \u00A7 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
SECTION SIGN
Block
Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF)
General category
Po — Punctuation, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Latin-1 Supplement block: U0080.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Section sign 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 Section sign?

Section sign is U+00A7 (decimal 167, hexadecimal 0x00A7, octal 0o247). It lives in the Latin-1 Supplement block (U+0080–U+00FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Section sign?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "SECTION SIGN". Its General_Category is Po (Punctuation, other).

What is the HTML code for Section sign?

Use § or §, or the named entity §. In CSS, use content: "\00A7".

How do I type Section sign in code?

JavaScript: "\u00A7". Python: "\u00A7". JSON and Java: "\u00A7". The UTF-8 byte sequence is C2 A7.

Is Section sign an emoji?

No. Section sign 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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