0x015A

0x015A is a hexadecimal numeral that represents the decimal value 346. In computing, this value is commonly associated with the Unicode code point U+015A, which designates the Latin capital letter S with an acute.

The character corresponding to U+015A is the uppercase Ś, known as LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S WITH ACUTE. It is used in several languages that employ Latin scripts, most notably Polish, where it indicates a softened or palatalized s sound. The lowercase form of the same letter is U+015B (ś). The letter belongs to the Latin Extended-A block in Unicode.

Encoding and representation: In Unicode text, Ś is identified by the code point U+015A. In UTF-8, this character is encoded as two bytes (commonly 0xC5 0x9A). In UTF-16, it appears as 0x015A, and in UTF-32 as 0x0000015A. When programming, the character can be expressed in source code using escape sequences such as \u015A (for languages that support Unicode escapes) or directly as the character in UTF-8 or UTF-16 encoded strings.

Usage and context: Ś appears in Polish words such as Środa (Wednesday) and Święty (holy), among others. It is also used in some other languages that include accented S forms. The letter is an integral part of orthography in those languages and is treated as a distinct character with its own case forms.

See also: U+015B LATIN SMALL LETTER S WITH ACUTE (ś) and related Latin letters with diacritics.