Broken bar

¦ is the Unicode character “BROKEN BAR” (U+00A6). It belongs to the Latin 1 Supplement block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

¦ codes

UnicodeCode point U+00A6
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ¦
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ¦
HTML entityNamed HTML entity ¦
CSSFor the CSS content property \00A6
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u00A6
PythonEscape in Python strings \u00A6
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %C2%A6
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 C2 A6
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 00A6
Alt codeWindows, number pad Alt + 0166

How to type ¦

Copy and paste

Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.

Windows

Hold Alt and type 0166 on the number pad (Num Lock on), then let go of Alt.

In Microsoft Word, type 00A6 and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “broken bar”.

iPhone and Android

Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).

HTML and CSS

Unicode U+00A6. Every format is on the broken bar page.

About ¦

Unicode name
BROKEN BAR
Code point
U+00A6 (166)
Block
Latin 1 Supplement
Category
Other Symbol
Unicode version
1.1