˂ is the Unicode character MODIFIER LETTER LEFT ARROWHEAD, code point U+02C2 (decimal 706) in the Spacing Modifier Letters block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ˂, and in UTF-8 it is the 2 bytes CB 82.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+02C2 |
| Decimal | 706 |
| UTF-8 bytes | CB 82 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 02C2 |
| UTF-32 | 000002C2 |
| HTML decimal | ˂ |
| HTML hex | ˂ |
| CSS | \2C2 |
| JavaScript | \u02C2 |
| JSON | \u02C2 |
| Python | \u02C2 |
| Python by name | \N{MODIFIER LETTER LEFT ARROWHEAD} |
| Java, C# | \u02C2 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2C2} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u02C2 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %CB%82 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | MODIFIER LETTER LEFT ARROWHEAD |
| Code point | U+02C2 (decimal 706) |
| Block | Spacing Modifier Letters (U+02B0–U+02FF) |
| General category | Sk: Modifier symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Nearby in Spacing Modifier Letters
- ʺ U+02BA Modifier Letter Double Prime
- ʻ U+02BB Modifier Letter Turned Comma
- ʼ U+02BC Modifier Letter Apostrophe
- ʽ U+02BD Modifier Letter Reversed Comma
- ʾ U+02BE Modifier Letter Right Half Ring
- ʿ U+02BF Modifier Letter Left Half Ring
- ˀ U+02C0 Modifier Letter Glottal Stop
- ˁ U+02C1 Modifier Letter Reversed Glottal Stop
- ˃ U+02C3 Modifier Letter Right Arrowhead
- ˄ U+02C4 Modifier Letter Up Arrowhead
- ˅ U+02C5 Modifier Letter Down Arrowhead
- ˆ U+02C6 Modifier Letter Circumflex Accent
- ˇ U+02C7 Caron
- ˈ U+02C8 Modifier Letter Vertical Line
- ˉ U+02C9 Modifier Letter Macron
- ˊ U+02CA Modifier Letter Acute Accent
All 80 characters: Spacing Modifier Letters.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ˂?
- Use ˂ (decimal) or ˂ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+02C2?
- CB 82 (hex), 2 bytes. In a URL it is %CB%82.
- How do I write U+02C2 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u02C2. Python: \u02C2.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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