SHY
Soft hyphen
ExtendedASCII 173 | Hex 0xAD | U+00AD
ASCII Code
Decimal
173
Hexadecimal
0xAD
Octal
255
Binary
1010 1101
How to Type
Windows Alt CodeAlt + 173
HTML Entity
­
Unicode InputU+00AD
Character in Different Encodings
| Encoding | Code | Symbol | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code page 437 | 173 | ¡ | Inverted exclamation mark |
| ISO-8859-1 | 173 | SHY | Soft hyphen |
| ISO-8859-2 | 173 | SHY | Soft hyphen |
| ISO-8859-3 | 173 | SHY | Soft hyphen |
| ISO-8859-4 | 173 | SHY | Soft hyphen |
| ISO-8859-5 | 173 | SHY | Soft hyphen |
| ISO-8859-6 | 173 | SHY | Soft hyphen |
| ISO-8859-7 | 173 | SHY | Soft hyphen |
| ISO-8859-8 | 173 | SHY | Soft hyphen |
| ISO-8859-9 | 173 | SHY | Soft hyphen |
| ISO-8859-10 | 173 | SHY | Soft hyphen |
| ISO-8859-11 | 173 | ญ | Thai character Yo Ying |
| Windows-1250 | 173 | SHY | Soft hyphen |
| Windows-1251 | 173 | SHY | Soft hyphen |
| Windows-1252 | 173 | SHY | Soft hyphen |
| Windows-1253 | 173 | SHY | Soft hyphen |
| Windows-1254 | 173 | SHY | Soft hyphen |
| Windows-1255 | 173 | SHY | Soft hyphen |
| Windows-1256 | 173 | SHY | Soft hyphen |
| Windows-1257 | 173 | SHY | Soft hyphen |
| Windows-1258 | 173 | SHY | Soft hyphen |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ASCII code 173?
ASCII code 173 represents the Soft hyphen character. In hexadecimal it is 0xAD, in binary 1010 1101, and in octal 255. This is an extended ASCII character whose meaning varies by encoding.
How do I type ASCII 173 on a keyboard?
On Windows, hold Alt and type 173 on the numeric keypad. On Mac, you can use the Character Viewer (Edit > Emoji & Symbols). In HTML, use the entity ­ or ­.