§
Section sign
ExtendedASCII 167 | Hex 0xA7 | U+00A7
ASCII Code
Decimal
167
Hexadecimal
0xA7
Octal
247
Binary
1010 0111
How to Type
Windows Alt CodeAlt + 167
HTML Entity
§
Unicode InputU+00A7
Character in Different Encodings
| Encoding | Code | Symbol | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code page 437 | 167 | º | Masculine ordinal indicator |
| ISO-8859-1 | 167 | § | Section sign |
| ISO-8859-2 | 167 | § | Section sign |
| ISO-8859-3 | 167 | § | Section sign |
| ISO-8859-4 | 167 | § | Section sign |
| ISO-8859-5 | 167 | Ї | Cyrillic capital letter Yi |
| ISO-8859-6 | 167 | - | Unused |
| ISO-8859-7 | 167 | § | Section sign |
| ISO-8859-8 | 167 | § | Section sign |
| ISO-8859-9 | 167 | § | Section sign |
| ISO-8859-10 | 167 | § | Section sign |
| ISO-8859-11 | 167 | ง | Thai character Ngo Ngu |
| Windows-1250 | 167 | § | Section sign |
| Windows-1251 | 167 | § | Section sign |
| Windows-1252 | 167 | § | Section sign |
| Windows-1253 | 167 | § | Section sign |
| Windows-1254 | 167 | § | Section sign |
| Windows-1255 | 167 | § | Section sign |
| Windows-1256 | 167 | § | Section sign |
| Windows-1257 | 167 | § | Section sign |
| Windows-1258 | 167 | § | Section sign |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ASCII code 167?
ASCII code 167 represents the Section sign character. In hexadecimal it is 0xA7, in binary 1010 0111, and in octal 247. This is an extended ASCII character whose meaning varies by encoding.
How do I type ASCII 167 on a keyboard?
On Windows, hold Alt and type 167 on the numeric keypad. On Mac, you can use the Character Viewer (Edit > Emoji & Symbols). In HTML, use the entity § or §.