How do I type the percent symbol?

On a US or UK keyboard, press Shift+5. This works on Windows, Mac, and Linux since the percent sign is a standard character on those layouts.

What is the Alt code for the percent symbol?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 037 or 0037 on the numeric keypad (Alt+037). This is mainly useful on keyboard layouts where % is not directly accessible.

What is the HTML entity for the percent symbol?

Use &percnt; or the numeric entity % in HTML. Both render as %. The raw character also works in HTML, but the entity is useful when generating markup programmatically.

What is the Unicode code point for the percent symbol?

The percent sign is U+0025 in the Unicode standard, the same code point used by ASCII and every common text encoding.

What does % mean in programming?

Context decides. In most languages (JavaScript, Python, Java, C), % is the modulo operator, returning the remainder of a division. In printf-style format strings it marks a placeholder like %s or %d, and %% prints a literal percent sign.

What does % mean in a URL or a SQL query?

In a URL, % introduces a percent-encoded byte such as %20 for a space. In a SQL LIKE pattern, % is a wildcard matching any sequence of characters, for example LIKE 'a%' matches anything starting with "a".

Percent Symbol

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Author: Nham Vu

Copy the percent symbol (%) and find its Unicode value, HTML entity, and keyboard shortcut for your operating system.

Percent Symbol

Click the symbol to copy it

Formats

Character %

Unicode U+0025

HTML entity &percnt;

HTML decimal %

CSS escape \0025

URL encoded %25

Click any row to copy that exact string.

Keyboard Shortcuts

System	Shortcut	Notes
Windows / Mac / Linux		Standard key on US and UK QWERTY layouts.
Windows (Alt code)		Hold Alt, type 0037 on the numeric keypad.
Linux (GTK)		Type the hex code, then press Enter or Space.
Microsoft Word		Type 0025 then press Alt+X to convert it.

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Summary

Copy the percent symbol (%) and find its Unicode value, HTML entity, and keyboard shortcut for your operating system.

How it works

Click the large percent symbol to copy it to your clipboard.
Or click any format in the list (Unicode, HTML entity, CSS escape) to copy that exact string.
Use the shortcut table to type the symbol directly from your keyboard on Windows, Mac, or Linux.
Paste the symbol anywhere: documents, spreadsheets, code, or chat.

Use cases

Write percentages like 25% or 100% in a document or spreadsheet.
Insert the percent sign into code, CSS content, or HTML without breaking encoding.
Copy the correct HTML entity for a web page instead of pasting a raw character.
Look up what % means in a SQL LIKE pattern, a URL, or a printf-style format string.
Learn the keyboard shortcut so you never need to look it up again.

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Last updated: 2026-07-22 · Reviewed by Nham Vu