U+00DF

Sharp sß

Sharp s 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", "eszett".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+00DF
Decimal
223
Hex
0x00DF
Octal
0o337

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+00DF
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S
DecimalBase 10223
HexadecimalBase 160x00DF
OctalBase 80o337
BinaryBase 20000000011011111
General categoryLetter, lowercaseLl
Unicode blockU+0080–U+00FFLatin-1 Supplement
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u00DF
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u00DF
Python\u00DF
Java / C# / Kotlin\u00DF

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-82 bytesC3 9F
UTF-16 (BE)00DF
UTF-32 (BE)000000DF

How to type Sharp s

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type df, 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: ß in HTML, \00DF in CSS, and \u00DF in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S
Block
Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF)
General category
Ll — Letter, lowercase

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 Sharp s symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ß 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 Sharp s?

Sharp s is U+00DF (decimal 223, hexadecimal 0x00DF, octal 0o337). 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 Sharp s?

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

What is the HTML code for Sharp s?

Use ß or ß, or the named entity ß. In CSS, use content: "\00DF".

How do I type Sharp s in code?

JavaScript: "\u00DF". Python: "\u00DF". JSON and Java: "\u00DF". The UTF-8 byte sequence is C3 9F.

Is Sharp s an emoji?

No. Sharp 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.

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