Percent sign
% is the Unicode character “PERCENT SIGN” (U+0025). It belongs to the Basic Latin block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.
% codes
| UnicodeCode point | U+0025 |
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|---|---|---|
| HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page | % |
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| HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code | % |
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| CSSFor the CSS content property | \0025 |
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| JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings | \u0025 |
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| PythonEscape in Python strings | \u0025 |
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| URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 | %25 |
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| UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 | 25 |
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| UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 | 0025 |
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
Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “percent sign”.
In Microsoft Word, type 0025 and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “percent sign”.
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).
About %
- Unicode name
- PERCENT SIGN
- Code point
- U+0025 (37)
- Block
- Basic Latin
- Category
- Other Punctuation
- Unicode version
- 1.1