VERTICAL LINE

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 VERTICAL LINE (|)

Windows Instructions

Hold Alt + type 124 on NumPad

Num Lock must be turned on. Numbers must be typed on the physical numeric keypad on the right.

macOS (Apple) Instructions

Press Shift + \

Standard macOS mnemonic Option key shortcut compatible with US and International Mac keyboards.

Technical Specifications & Encoding Details

Unicode Codepoint	U+007C
Decimal Value	124
Hexadecimal Value	0x007C
UTF-8 Bytes	0x7C
HTML Named Entity	\|
HTML Decimal Entity	\|
HTML Hex Entity	\|
General Category	Math Symbol (Sm)
Unicode Block	Basic Latin
Script	Common