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SHY Soft Hyphen

SHY

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Character­
UnicodeU+00AD
Decimal173
Hex0x00AD
HTML decimal­
HTML hex­
JavaScript\u00AD
CSS\00AD
Python\u00AD
URL%C2%AD

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Unicode information

NameSoft Hyphen
Unicode nameSOFT HYPHEN
Code pointU+00AD
HTML decimal­
HTML hex­
CSS\00ad
JavaScript\u00AD
CategoryInvisible Characters
Unicode18.0

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Meaning of SHY Soft Hyphen

The SHY character is listed as Soft Hyphen in SymbolDex. Its technical Unicode name is SOFT HYPHEN. It is a Unicode spacing or formatting character that may have no visible shape but can affect spacing, joining or text processing.

Common uses

  • Spacing and character-joining control.
  • Typography, internationalization and text processing.
  • Inspect or insert invisible characters by Unicode code point.

How to type SHY on Windows, Mac and mobile

Windows

The universal method is to use Copy on this page and paste SHY. On Windows 10/11 you can press Win + . and browse the Symbols section, or open Character Map (charmap) to locate characters supported by your fonts.

Mac

Press Control + Command + Space to open Character Viewer, search for Soft Hyphen, then double-click it to insert the character.

Microsoft Word

Type 00AD without U+, then immediately press Alt + X. Word converts the code into SHY. You can also use Insert → Symbol.

Google Docs

Open Insert → Special characters and search by name, or paste SHY directly. For emoji, you can also use your operating system emoji picker.

iPhone / iPad

iOS does not provide a direct Unicode-code entry method for every symbol. Copy SHY from SymbolDex or check long-press variants on related keys. For frequent use, create a shortcut under Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement.

Android

Availability varies by Android keyboard. In Gboard, browse the symbols panel and long-press related keys for variants. If it is not available, copy SHY from SymbolDex and paste it where needed.

Linux

In many Linux apps using GTK/IBus, press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 00ad, then confirm with Enter or Space. If your app does not support this method, copy and paste SHY.

Web and programming codes

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HTML decimal­
HTML hex­
CSS content\00ad
JavaScript\u00AD
Python\u00AD
Unicode textSHY

Usage examples

SHY — Soft Hyphen
Unicode: U+00AD
HTML: ­

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