ז is the Unicode character HEBREW LETTER ZAYIN, code point U+05D6 (decimal 1494) in the Hebrew block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ז, and in UTF-8 it is the 2 bytes D7 96.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+05D6 |
| Decimal | 1494 |
| UTF-8 bytes | D7 96 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 05D6 |
| UTF-32 | 000005D6 |
| HTML decimal | ז |
| HTML hex | ז |
| CSS | \5D6 |
| JavaScript | \u05D6 |
| JSON | \u05D6 |
| Python | \u05D6 |
| Python by name | \N{HEBREW LETTER ZAYIN} |
| Java, C# | \u05D6 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{5D6} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u05D6 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %D7%96 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | HEBREW LETTER ZAYIN |
| Code point | U+05D6 (decimal 1494) |
| Block | Hebrew (U+0590–U+05FF) |
| General category | Lo: Other letter |
| Script | Hebrew |
| Bidirectional class | R: Right-to-left |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Nearby in Hebrew
- U+05C8 Hebrew Point Sheva Na Mudgash
- U+05C9 Hebrew Point Dagesh Hazaq Mudgash
- א U+05D0 Hebrew Letter Alef
- ב U+05D1 Hebrew Letter Bet
- ג U+05D2 Hebrew Letter Gimel
- ד U+05D3 Hebrew Letter Dalet
- ה U+05D4 Hebrew Letter He
- ו U+05D5 Hebrew Letter Vav
- ח U+05D7 Hebrew Letter Het
- ט U+05D8 Hebrew Letter Tet
- י U+05D9 Hebrew Letter Yod
- ך U+05DA Hebrew Letter Final Kaf
- כ U+05DB Hebrew Letter Kaf
- ל U+05DC Hebrew Letter Lamed
- ם U+05DD Hebrew Letter Final Mem
- מ U+05DE Hebrew Letter Mem
All 90 characters: Hebrew.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ז?
- Use ז (decimal) or ז (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+05D6?
- D7 96 (hex), 2 bytes. In a URL it is %D7%96.
- How do I write U+05D6 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u05D6. Python: \u05D6.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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