U+00DC

U with diaeresisÜ

U with diaeresis is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Latin-1 Supplement block, listed here under Latin Letters & Accents. 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 "letter", "german", "umlaut".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+00DC
Decimal
220
Hex
0x00DC
Octal
0o334

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+00DC
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLATIN CAPITAL LETTER U DIAERESIS
DecimalBase 10220
HexadecimalBase 160x00DC
OctalBase 80o334
BinaryBase 20000000011011100
General categoryLetter, uppercaseLu
Unicode blockU+0080–U+00FFLatin-1 Supplement
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)Ü
HTML entity (hex)Ü
HTML entity (named)Ü
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\00DC
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%C3%9C

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u00DC
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u00DC
Python\u00DC
Java / C# / Kotlin\u00DC

Byte encodings

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UTF-82 bytesC3 9C
UTF-16 (BE)00DC
UTF-32 (BE)000000DC

How to type U with diaeresis

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 00DC. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "U with diaeresis".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type dc, 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: Ü in HTML, \00DC in CSS, and \u00DC in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS
Unicode 1.0 name
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U DIAERESIS
Block
Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF)
General category
Lu — Letter, uppercase

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 U with diaeresis symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select Ü 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 U with diaeresis?

U with diaeresis is U+00DC (decimal 220, hexadecimal 0x00DC, octal 0o334). 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 U with diaeresis?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U DIAERESIS". Its General_Category is Lu (Letter, uppercase).

What is the HTML code for U with diaeresis?

Use Ü or Ü, or the named entity Ü. In CSS, use content: "\00DC".

How do I type U with diaeresis in code?

JavaScript: "\u00DC". Python: "\u00DC". JSON and Java: "\u00DC". The UTF-8 byte sequence is C3 9C.

Is U with diaeresis an emoji?

No. U with diaeresis 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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