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Other Punctuation
U+005C
Unicode 16.0
REVERSE SOLIDUS
Official Unicode character in the Basic Latin block. Use the copy buttons or follow the platform-specific instructions below to type this character.
How to Type the REVERSE SOLIDUS (\)
Windows Instructions
Hold Alt + type 92 on NumPad
Num Lock must be turned on. Numbers must be typed on the physical numeric keypad on the right.
macOS (Apple) Instructions
Press \ key
Standard macOS mnemonic Option key shortcut compatible with US and International Mac keyboards.
Technical Specifications & Encoding Details
| Unicode Codepoint | U+005C |
| Decimal Value | 92 |
| Hexadecimal Value | 0x005C |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0x5C |
| HTML Named Entity | \ |
| HTML Decimal Entity | \ |
| HTML Hex Entity | \ |
| General Category | Other Punctuation (Po) |
| Unicode Block | Basic Latin |
| Script | Common |