U+017E

Small z with caronž

Small z with caron is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Latin Extended-A 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", "czech", "slavic".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+017E
Decimal
382
Hex
0x017E
Octal
0o576

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+017E
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LATIN SMALL LETTER Z WITH CARON
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLATIN SMALL LETTER Z HACEK
DecimalBase 10382
HexadecimalBase 160x017E
OctalBase 80o576
BinaryBase 20000000101111110
General categoryLetter, lowercaseLl
Unicode blockU+0100–U+017FLatin Extended-A
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)ž
HTML entity (hex)ž
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\017E
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%C5%BE

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u017E
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u017E
Python\u017E
Java / C# / Kotlin\u017E

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-82 bytesC5 BE
UTF-16 (BE)017E
UTF-32 (BE)0000017E

How to type Small z with caron

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +17E with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 17E then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 017E. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Small z with caron".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 17e, 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: ž in HTML, \017E in CSS, and \u017E in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LATIN SMALL LETTER Z WITH CARON
Unicode 1.0 name
LATIN SMALL LETTER Z HACEK
Block
Latin Extended-A (U+0100–U+017F)
General category
Ll — Letter, lowercase

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Latin Extended-A block: U0100.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Small z with caron symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ž 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 z with caron?

Small z with caron is U+017E (decimal 382, hexadecimal 0x017E, octal 0o576). It lives in the Latin Extended-A block (U+0100–U+017F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Small z with caron?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LATIN SMALL LETTER Z WITH CARON"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "LATIN SMALL LETTER Z HACEK". Its General_Category is Ll (Letter, lowercase).

What is the HTML code for Small z with caron?

Use ž or ž. In CSS, use content: "\017E".

How do I type Small z with caron in code?

JavaScript: "\u017E". Python: "\u017E". JSON and Java: "\u017E". The UTF-8 byte sequence is C5 BE.

Is Small z with caron an emoji?

No. Small z with caron 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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