U+203E

Overline‾

Overline is a monochrome text character from the Unicode General Punctuation block, listed here under Punctuation. 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.

Quick facts

Unicode
U+203E
Decimal
8254
Hex
0x203E
Octal
0o20076

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+203E
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0OVERLINE
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasSPACING OVERSCORE
DecimalBase 108254
HexadecimalBase 160x203E
OctalBase 80o20076
BinaryBase 20010000000111110
General categoryPunctuation, otherPo
Unicode blockU+2000–U+206FGeneral Punctuation
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)‾
HTML entity (hex)‾
HTML entity (named)‾
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\203E
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%80%BE

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u203E
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u203E
Python\u203E
Java / C# / Kotlin\u203E

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 80 BE
UTF-16 (BE)203E
UTF-32 (BE)0000203E

How to type Overline

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +203E with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 203E then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 203E. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Overline".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 203e, 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: ‾ in HTML, \203E in CSS, and \u203E in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
OVERLINE
Unicode 1.0 name
SPACING OVERSCORE
Block
General Punctuation (U+2000–U+206F)
General category
Po — Punctuation, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the General Punctuation block: U2000.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Overline symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ‾ 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 Overline?

Overline is U+203E (decimal 8254, hexadecimal 0x203E, octal 0o20076). It lives in the General Punctuation block (U+2000–U+206F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Overline?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "OVERLINE"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "SPACING OVERSCORE". Its General_Category is Po (Punctuation, other).

What is the HTML code for Overline?

Use ‾ or ‾, or the named entity ‾. In CSS, use content: "\203E".

How do I type Overline in code?

JavaScript: "\u203E". Python: "\u203E". JSON and Java: "\u203E". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 80 BE.

Is Overline an emoji?

No. Overline 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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