This is the Unicode character INTERLINEAR ANNOTATION TERMINATOR, code point U+FFFB (decimal 65531) in the Specials block, added in Unicode 3.0. In HTML write , and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes EF BF BB.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+FFFB |
| Decimal | 65531 |
| UTF-8 bytes | EF BF BB |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | FFFB |
| UTF-32 | 0000FFFB |
| HTML decimal |  |
| HTML hex |  |
| CSS | \FFFB |
| JavaScript | \uFFFB |
| JSON | \uFFFB |
| Python | \uFFFB |
| Python by name | \N{INTERLINEAR ANNOTATION TERMINATOR} |
| Java, C# | \uFFFB |
| Rust, Swift | \u{FFFB} |
| Go, C, C++ | \uFFFB |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %EF%BF%BB |
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 | INTERLINEAR ANNOTATION TERMINATOR |
| Code point | U+FFFB (decimal 65531) |
| Block | Specials (U+FFF0–U+FFFF) |
| General category | Cf: Format character |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 3.0 |
Nearby in Specials
- U+FFF9 Interlinear Annotation Anchor
- U+FFFA Interlinear Annotation Separator
-  U+FFFC Object Replacement Character
- � U+FFFD Replacement Character
All 5 characters: Specials.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for INTERLINEAR ANNOTATION TERMINATOR?
- Use  (decimal) or  (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+FFFB?
- EF BF BB (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %EF%BF%BB.
- How do I write U+FFFB in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \uFFFB. Python: \uFFFB.
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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