ß
Latin small letter sharp s - ess-zed
ExtendedASCII 223 | Hex 0xDF | U+00DF
ASCII Code
Decimal
223
Hexadecimal
0xDF
Octal
337
Binary
1101 1111
How to Type
Windows Alt CodeAlt + 223
HTML Entity
ß
Unicode InputU+00DF
Character in Different Encodings
| Encoding | Code | Symbol | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code page 437 | 223 | ▀ | Upper half block |
| ISO-8859-1 | 223 | ß | Latin small letter sharp s - ess-zed |
| ISO-8859-2 | 223 | ß | Latin small letter sharp s - ess-zed |
| ISO-8859-3 | 223 | ß | Latin small letter sharp s - ess-zed |
| ISO-8859-4 | 223 | ß | Latin small letter sharp s - ess-zed |
| ISO-8859-5 | 223 | п | Cyrillic small letter pe |
| ISO-8859-6 | 223 | - | Unused |
| ISO-8859-7 | 223 | ί | Greek small letter Iota with tonos |
| ISO-8859-8 | 223 | ‗ | Double low line |
| ISO-8859-9 | 223 | ß | Latin small letter sharp s - ess-zed |
| ISO-8859-10 | 223 | ß | Latin small letter sharp s - ess-zed |
| ISO-8859-11 | 223 | ฿ | Thai currency symbol baht |
| Windows-1250 | 223 | ß | Latin small letter sharp s - ess-zed |
| Windows-1251 | 223 | Я | Cyrillic capital letter Ya |
| Windows-1252 | 223 | ß | Latin small letter sharp s - ess-zed |
| Windows-1253 | 223 | ί | Greek small letter Iota with tonos |
| Windows-1254 | 223 | ß | Latin small letter sharp s - ess-zed |
| Windows-1255 | 223 | - | Unused |
| Windows-1256 | 223 | ك | Arabic letter Kaf |
| Windows-1257 | 223 | ß | Latin small letter sharp s - ess-zed |
| Windows-1258 | 223 | ß | Latin small letter sharp s - ess-zed |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ASCII code 223?
ASCII code 223 represents the Latin small letter sharp s - ess-zed character. In hexadecimal it is 0xDF, in binary 1101 1111, and in octal 337. This is an extended ASCII character whose meaning varies by encoding.
How do I type ASCII 223 on a keyboard?
On Windows, hold Alt and type 223 on the numeric keypad. On Mac, you can use the Character Viewer (Edit > Emoji & Symbols). In HTML, use the entity ß or ß.