%s may refer to:

C string[edit]

• %s, in printf format string
• %s, in scanf format string

System time[edit]

• %s, seconds in the strftime format string
• %s, used to check the Unix timestamp

Web browsers and websites[edit]

• a marker in a smart bookmark showing where to insert an argument string
• a marker in setting 'site search shortcuts' (in the "URL with %s in place of query" field) for Opera and Chromium-based browsers