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Unicode character information

Degree sign


Displayed on your computer as: °
(if the character is not rendered properly, you may not have the appropriate fonts)

Unicode name: Degree sign
Alternative names: Codepoint (hexadecimal): 0x00B0
Codepoint (decimal): 176
In unicode block: Latin-1 Supplement

Html entities:

° or ° or °

Character input:

There is no universal input system for Unicode characters. But you can use the system specific input methods below.

Windows: Hold down Alt and press + on the numeric keyboard. Type: 00B0 and release Alt. A registry key needs to be enabled for this to work. See Unicode input (wikipedia) for more details.
Linux: Hold down Crtl and ⇧ Shift and type U00B0. Now press ↵ Enter and release Crtl and ⇧ Shift.

Other Infos:

General category: So (Other_Symbol): A symbol of other type.
Bidirectional class is: ET (European_Terminator): A terminator in a numeric format context, includes currency signs.
Canocial combining class is: 0 (Not_Reordered): Spacing and enclosing marks; also many vowel and consonant signs, even if nonspacing.