U+00B8 · Latin-1 Supplement
Cedilla ¸
The spacing cedilla is the small hook that attaches under letters like ç, shown here on its own without a base letter. It is used to discuss or display the mark itself, in language courses, keyboard layouts, and typographic references. It indicates a soft 's' sound under c in French and Portuguese and appears under other letters in Turkish and Romanian.
Character codes
| Unicode code point | U+00B8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 184 | |
| HTML named entity | ¸ | |
| HTML (hex) | ¸ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ¸ | |
| CSS | \00B8 | |
| JavaScript | \u00B8 | |
| Python | \u00B8 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 B8 | |
| UTF-16 | 00B8 | |
| URL-encoded | %C2%B8 |
Character details
| Official name | CEDILLA |
|---|---|
| Unicode block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| General category | Modifier Symbol (Sk) |
| SymbolHero category | Punctuation |
| Decomposition | <compat> U+0020 U+0327 |
| Emoji | No |
How to type ¸
Windows
- Hold Alt and type 0184 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 0184 uses the Windows-1252 code page.
- In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type
00B8then press Alt + X. - Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “cedilla”, then Select and Copy.
Mac
- Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “cedilla”, and double-click the result.
- With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type
00B8.
iPhone & Android
- Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.
Docs & web
- Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “cedilla” or enter
U+00B8. - HTML:
¸or¸ - Excel / Google Sheets:
=UNICHAR(184)
Examples
- The cedilla (¸) turns c into ç
- Keyboard legend: ¸ dead key
- Diacritics chart: ´ ` ˆ ¸
Good to know
Don’t mix it up: Often confused with the comma below used in Romanian ș and ț, and with the combining cedilla (U+0327), which attaches to the letter.
Tip: For words like façade or garçon, use the precomposed ç rather than c followed by this character.
Display: the character itself is always the same code point, but its shape comes from the font on the device showing it. If you see an empty box, the font lacks this glyph—the text is still correct.
Similar punctuation
Questions
What is the Unicode for ¸?
It is U+00B8 (CEDILLA), decimal 184.
Is there a Windows Alt code for it?
Yes: Alt 0184 on the numeric keypad.
How do I type it on a Mac?
There is no built-in Option shortcut. Use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space) and search “cedilla”, or copy it from this page.
What is the HTML code?
Use the named entity ¸ or the numeric reference ¸.