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Size
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15px
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18px
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21px
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24px
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27px
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30px
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33px
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36px
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42px
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48px
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54px
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60px
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66px
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72px
💡: Some unicode characters will scale differently than others for different font sizes.
Text style
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Bold
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Italic
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Underline
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Strikethrough
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UpperCase
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LowerCase
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Oblique
A \
Subscript
A \
Superscript
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Shadow
💡: Some CSS style classes won’t work with some Unicode characters.
Font Family
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Arial
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Times New Roman
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Verdana
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Courier New
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Garamond
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Georgia
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Trebuchet MS
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Tahoma
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Brush Script MT
💡: Unicode characters will be rendered differently (styles, embellishments, offset, color, shapes, etc.) in different fonts.
Fore color
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White
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Brown
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Maroon
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Magenta
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Red
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Orange
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Yellow
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Green
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Teal
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Cyan
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Blue
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Violet
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Purple
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Indigo
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Gray
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Black
💡: Some Unicode characters will look the same and not take fore color.
Back color
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White
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Brown
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Maroon
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Magenta
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Red
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Orange
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Yellow
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Green
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Teal
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Cyan
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Blue
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Violet
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Purple
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Indigo
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Gray
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Black
💡: Some Unicode characters might not look as anticipated under different background colors.

Character Traits

Unicode Variants

Basic Latin ASCII

                       

Code Snippets

Lang Example Copy
HTML <p>&#92;</p>
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CSS .selector { content: '\005C' };
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JS var unicodeA = '\u005C ';
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CPP char unicodeA = ' \u005C ';
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Java char unicodeA = '\u005C';
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Python unicodeA = '\u005C'
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What is Unicode character \?

The Unicode character \ U+005C is Reverse Solidus in the Basic Latin ASCII block.

Are there any variations of character \?

Yes, ﹨ - (U+FE68), \ - (U+FF3C), etc. are some variants of character \.

What does the Unicode character \ represent?

The Unicode character \ represents Reverse Solidus.

What is the Unicode code point for \?

The Unicode code point for \ is U+005C.

Is the appearance of the \ character consistent across all platforms?

The appearance of the \ character can vary slightly across different platforms and devices due to differences in font and rendering. However, the general design of the Reverse Solidus remains consistent.

How can I ensure the \ character displays correctly on different devices?

Though using Unicode ensures consistent display across devices and platforms. Ensure that the font being used supports the Common script to correctly render the \ character.

In which version was Unicode character \ released, and to which block of characters does it belong?

Unicode character \ was first introduced in Unicode Version 1.1, and it belongs to the Basic Latin ASCII block of characters.

Unicode Properties

Applicable Properties

Applicable Properties With Values

Age 1.1
Bidi Class Other Neutrals
Bidi Paired Bracket Type Not a bracket
Block Basic Latin ASCII
General Category Other Punctuation
Hangul Syllable Type Not Applicable
Indic Positional Category Not Applicable
Joining Type Unjoined
Line Break Prefix Numeric
Numeric Value Not a Number
Script Common
Sentence Break Unknown
Word Break Unknown
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