U+0298

Bilabial clickʘ

Bilabial click is a monochrome text character from the Unicode IPA Extensions block, listed here under Faces & Emoticons. 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 "eye", "face", "emoticon".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+0298
Decimal
664
Hex
0x0298
Octal
0o1230

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+0298
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LATIN LETTER BILABIAL CLICK
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLATIN LETTER BULLSEYE
DecimalBase 10664
HexadecimalBase 160x0298
OctalBase 80o1230
BinaryBase 20000001010011000
General categoryLetter, lowercaseLl
Unicode blockU+0250–U+02AFIPA Extensions
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)ʘ
HTML entity (hex)ʘ
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\0298
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%CA%98

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u0298
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u0298
Python\u0298
Java / C# / Kotlin\u0298

Byte encodings

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UTF-82 bytesCA 98
UTF-16 (BE)0298
UTF-32 (BE)00000298

How to type Bilabial click

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +298 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 298 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 0298. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Bilabial click".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 298, 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: ʘ in HTML, \0298 in CSS, and \u0298 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LATIN LETTER BILABIAL CLICK
Unicode 1.0 name
LATIN LETTER BULLSEYE
Block
IPA Extensions (U+0250–U+02AF)
General category
Ll — Letter, lowercase

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the IPA Extensions block: U0250.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Bilabial click symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ʘ 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 Bilabial click?

Bilabial click is U+0298 (decimal 664, hexadecimal 0x0298, octal 0o1230). It lives in the IPA Extensions block (U+0250–U+02AF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Bilabial click?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LATIN LETTER BILABIAL CLICK"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "LATIN LETTER BULLSEYE". Its General_Category is Ll (Letter, lowercase).

What is the HTML code for Bilabial click?

Use ʘ or ʘ. In CSS, use content: "\0298".

How do I type Bilabial click in code?

JavaScript: "\u0298". Python: "\u0298". JSON and Java: "\u0298". The UTF-8 byte sequence is CA 98.

Is Bilabial click an emoji?

No. Bilabial click 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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