# _ U+005F LOW LINE

Underscore, a horizontal line at the baseline used in file names, variable names, usernames and blanks to fill in.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `_` |
| Codepoint | U+005F |
| Name | LOW LINE |
| Also known as | spacing underscore (1.0) |
| Block | [Basic Latin](https://unicodekit.com/block/basic-latin) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Connector Punctuation (Pc) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `_` `_` |
| CSS | `\5F` |
| JavaScript | `\u005F` |
| UTF-8 | 5F |
| UTF-16 | 005F |

## Notes

- this is a spacing character
- joins with adjacent instances of itself

## Related characters

- ^ [U+005E CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT](https://unicodekit.com/char/005E)
- ` [U+0060 GRAVE ACCENT](https://unicodekit.com/char/0060)
- ] [U+005D RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/005D)
- a [U+0061 LATIN SMALL LETTER A](https://unicodekit.com/char/0061)
- \ [U+005C REVERSE SOLIDUS](https://unicodekit.com/char/005C)
- b [U+0062 LATIN SMALL LETTER B](https://unicodekit.com/char/0062)
- [ [U+005B LEFT SQUARE BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/005B)
- c [U+0063 LATIN SMALL LETTER C](https://unicodekit.com/char/0063)
- Z [U+005A LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z](https://unicodekit.com/char/005A)
- d [U+0064 LATIN SMALL LETTER D](https://unicodekit.com/char/0064)
- Y [U+0059 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y](https://unicodekit.com/char/0059)
- e [U+0065 LATIN SMALL LETTER E](https://unicodekit.com/char/0065)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/005F · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/005F