START OF STRING
| Codepoint | U+0098 |
| Copy to the clipboard | |
| Comments |
Control Character |
| Block | C1 Controls and Latin-1 Supplement (Latin-1 Supplement) |
| Sub-Block | C1 controls |
| Category | Cc / Other, control |
| Add to My List | |
| Copy link | |
| Description | The "Start of String" (SOS) control character was used in the 1970s for controlling printers and displays (e.g. VT100). Starts a control string. The string ends at ST. It cannot contain a SOS. The interpretation of the string depends on the application. |
| How to type "" in Windows? | hold alt type + type 98 release alt |
| How to type "" in Linux? | hold ctrl+shift type U 98 release ctrl+shift |