U+00FE

Small thornþ

Small 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+00FE
Decimal
254
Hex
0x00FE
Octal
0o376

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+00FE
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LATIN SMALL LETTER THORN
DecimalBase 10254
HexadecimalBase 160x00FE
OctalBase 80o376
BinaryBase 20000000011111110
General categoryLetter, lowercaseLl
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: "…"\00FE
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%C3%BE

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u00FE
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u00FE
Python\u00FE
Java / C# / Kotlin\u00FE

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-82 bytesC3 BE
UTF-16 (BE)00FE
UTF-32 (BE)000000FE

How to type Small thorn

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type fe, 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, \00FE in CSS, and \u00FE in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LATIN SMALL LETTER THORN
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 Small 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 Small thorn?

Small thorn is U+00FE (decimal 254, hexadecimal 0x00FE, octal 0o376). 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 Small thorn?

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

What is the HTML code for Small thorn?

Use þ or þ, or the named entity þ. In CSS, use content: "\00FE".

How do I type Small thorn in code?

JavaScript: "\u00FE". Python: "\u00FE". JSON and Java: "\u00FE". The UTF-8 byte sequence is C3 BE.

Is Small thorn an emoji?

No. Small 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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