is the Unicode character OBJECT REPLACEMENT CHARACTER, code point U+FFFC (decimal 65532) in the Specials block, added in Unicode 2.1. In HTML write , and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes EF BF BC.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+FFFC |
| Decimal | 65532 |
| UTF-8 bytes | EF BF BC |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | FFFC |
| UTF-32 | 0000FFFC |
| HTML decimal |  |
| HTML hex |  |
| CSS | \FFFC |
| JavaScript | \uFFFC |
| JSON | \uFFFC |
| Python | \uFFFC |
| Python by name | \N{OBJECT REPLACEMENT CHARACTER} |
| Java, C# | \uFFFC |
| Rust, Swift | \u{FFFC} |
| Go, C, C++ | \uFFFC |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %EF%BF%BC |
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 | OBJECT REPLACEMENT CHARACTER |
| Code point | U+FFFC (decimal 65532) |
| Block | Specials (U+FFF0–U+FFFF) |
| General category | So: Other symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 2.1 |
Nearby in Specials
- U+FFF9 Interlinear Annotation Anchor
- U+FFFA Interlinear Annotation Separator
- U+FFFB Interlinear Annotation Terminator
- � U+FFFD Replacement Character
All 5 characters: Specials.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ?
- Use  (decimal) or  (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+FFFC?
- EF BF BC (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %EF%BF%BC.
- How do I write U+FFFC in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \uFFFC. Python: \uFFFC.
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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