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Technical information

Symbol:
NameColon
Unicode numberU+003A
CategoryASCII Table4. ASCII punctuation and symbols
DescriptionThe Unicode character :, or U+003A, is known as the "Colon". It belongs to the "Basic Latin" block and falls under the "Punctuation, Connector" category in the Unicode standard. The colon is widely used in written language to introduce a list, a quote, or a speech. It's also used in the representation of time (e.g., 12:00 for twelve o'clock), in ratios (e.g., 1:2), and in biblical references (e.g., Genesis 1:1). Additionally, in programming and digital contexts, it is used in URLs, as a delimiter in Python dictionaries, and to denote a scope in some programming languages. Its usage extends to mathematical notation and several other contexts, making it a versatile punctuation mark.

Encoding

HTML Entity:
HTML Entity (hex):
HTML Entity (named):
URL Escape Code%3A
UTF-8 (hex)0x3A
UTF-8 (binary)00111010
UTF-160x003A
UTF-320x0000003A

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u003A"
CSS Code\003A
JavaScript"\u003A"
Perl\x{003A}
Python 2u"\u003A"
Python 3\u003A
Ruby\u{003A}

Preview

This Unicode character looks like this : in sentence and in bold like this : and in italic like this :.

Font size:

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72px

CSS Property: font-weight

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HTML Forms and Input

input
disabled input
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input-group
select
button
button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#58;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\003A";
}

The symbol in different fonts

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-apple-system
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Apple Color Emoji
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Arial
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BlinkMacSystemFont
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Courier New
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Georgia
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Droid Sans
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Helvetica
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Noto Sans
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Oxygen
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Roboto
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"Segoe UI"
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sans-serif
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Segoe UI Emoji
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Segoe UI Symbol
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system-ui
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Times New Roman
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Ubuntu
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Verdana

References