U+017F

Long sſ

Long s 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", "archaic".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+017F
Decimal
383
Hex
0x017F
Octal
0o577

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+017F
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LATIN SMALL LETTER LONG S
DecimalBase 10383
HexadecimalBase 160x017F
OctalBase 80o577
BinaryBase 20000000101111111
General categoryLetter, lowercaseLl
Unicode blockU+0100–U+017FLatin Extended-A
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u017F
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u017F
Python\u017F
Java / C# / Kotlin\u017F

Byte encodings

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

How to type Long s

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 017F. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Long s".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 17f, 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: ſ in HTML, \017F in CSS, and \u017F in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LATIN SMALL LETTER LONG S
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 Long s symbol?

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

Long s is U+017F (decimal 383, hexadecimal 0x017F, octal 0o577). 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 Long s?

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

What is the HTML code for Long s?

Use ſ or ſ. In CSS, use content: "\017F".

How do I type Long s in code?

JavaScript: "\u017F". Python: "\u017F". JSON and Java: "\u017F". The UTF-8 byte sequence is C5 BF.

Is Long s an emoji?

No. Long 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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