Degree Sign °
Usage snapshot:
- The degree sign marks angles or temperature values alongside numbers.
History & usage: DEGREE SIGN depicts the degree symbol. It marks angles or temperature values alongside numbers. It is used in geometry to show angle size after a numeric value. It is used in weather reports or science to indicate temperature in degrees after a number. It is used in measurements to indicate degrees of measurement in fields like physics and engineering. Across platforms it should render correctly, and screen readers announce it as the degree sign.
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This reference covers U+B0 Degree Sign with practical usage tips and links.
Confusables
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+B0 - Block:
Latin-1 Supplement - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
C2 B0 - UTF-16:
00B0 - UTF-32:
000000B0 - HTML dec:
° - HTML hex:
° - JS escape:
\u00B0 - Python \N{}:
\N{DEGREE SIGN} - Python \u:
\u00B0 - Python \U:
\U000000B0 - URL-encoded:
%C2%B0 - CSS escape:
\B0
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+B0 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity ° (hex) or ° (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.