U+00DE

ThornÞ

Thorn 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", "icelandic", "old", "english".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+00DE
Decimal
222
Hex
0x00DE
Octal
0o336

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+00DE
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LATIN CAPITAL LETTER THORN
DecimalBase 10222
HexadecimalBase 160x00DE
OctalBase 80o336
BinaryBase 20000000011011110
General categoryLetter, uppercaseLu
Unicode blockU+0080–U+00FFLatin-1 Supplement
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)Þ
HTML entity (hex)Þ
HTML entity (named)Þ
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\00DE
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%C3%9E

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u00DE
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u00DE
Python\u00DE
Java / C# / Kotlin\u00DE

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-82 bytesC3 9E
UTF-16 (BE)00DE
UTF-32 (BE)000000DE

How to type Thorn

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type de, 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: Þ in HTML, \00DE in CSS, and \u00DE in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER THORN
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 Thorn symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select Þ 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 Thorn?

Thorn is U+00DE (decimal 222, hexadecimal 0x00DE, octal 0o336). 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 Thorn?

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

What is the HTML code for Thorn?

Use Þ or Þ, or the named entity Þ. In CSS, use content: "\00DE".

How do I type Thorn in code?

JavaScript: "\u00DE". Python: "\u00DE". JSON and Java: "\u00DE". The UTF-8 byte sequence is C3 9E.

Is Thorn an emoji?

No. Thorn 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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