Unicode Character "\" U+005C Reverse Solidus
Unicode Version 15.1
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Summary
The unicode character "\" at code point U+005C is Reverse Solidus. It is a character in the Basic Latin block and is part of the Common script. The character is an other punctuation. The UTF-8 encoding of "\" is 0x5C and the UTF-16 encoding is 0x005C.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+005C |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Reverse Solidus |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Backslash |
| Block | Basic Latin |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Entity | \ |
| HTML Decimal Encoding | \ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | \ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0x5C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x005C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000005C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u005c |