Vertical bar (absolute value)

| is the Unicode character “VERTICAL LINE” (U+007C). It is also known as vertical bar (absolute value). 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+007C
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page |
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code |
CSSFor the CSS content property \007C
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u007C
PythonEscape in Python strings \u007C
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %7C
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 7C
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 007C

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 “vertical bar (absolute value)”.

In Microsoft Word, type 007C and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “vertical bar (absolute value)”.

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+007C. Every format is on the vertical bar (absolute value) page.

About |

Unicode name
VERTICAL LINE
Code point
U+007C (124)
Block
Basic Latin
Category
Math Symbol
Unicode version
1.1