Home·Special characters

Special characters

Maths · U+2235

UnicodeU+2235 (8757)
HTML entity∵
CSScontent: "\2235"
JavaScript"\u2235"
URL encoded%E2%88%B5
UTF-8 size3 bytes
CategoryMaths

Symbols for formulas. Most are not on the keyboard, so people copy them.

How to read this

  • A Unicode code point is a name tag unique to each character. Different fonts, same number — still the same character.
  • In HTML, the numeric form &#number; works everywhere. Named entities like ♥ read nicer but exist only for some characters.
  • In CSS, use a backslash and hexadecimal: content: "\2764".
  • If the character shows as a box, the copy did not fail — that font simply has no glyph for it. Another font will show it.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What is the Unicode code point of ∵?

U+2235, which is 8757 in decimal. Stored as UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes.

Q. How do I write ∵ in HTML?

Use ∵ and every browser shows the same character. This character has no named entity, so the numeric form is the one to use.

Q. How do I use ∵ in CSS or JavaScript?

In CSS, content: "\2235". In JavaScript, "\u2235". In a URL it becomes %E2%88%B5.

Q. What kind of character is ∵?

It belongs to the maths group. The rest of that group is listed further down this page, ready to copy.

Other characters in the same group