˾ is the Unicode character MODIFIER LETTER OPEN SHELF, code point U+02FE (decimal 766) in the Spacing Modifier Letters block, added in Unicode 4.0. In HTML write ˾, and in UTF-8 it is the 2 bytes CB BE.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+02FE |
| Decimal | 766 |
| UTF-8 bytes | CB BE |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 02FE |
| UTF-32 | 000002FE |
| HTML decimal | ˾ |
| HTML hex | ˾ |
| CSS | \2FE |
| JavaScript | \u02FE |
| JSON | \u02FE |
| Python | \u02FE |
| Python by name | \N{MODIFIER LETTER OPEN SHELF} |
| Java, C# | \u02FE |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2FE} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u02FE |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %CB%BE |
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 OPEN SHELF |
| Code point | U+02FE (decimal 766) |
| 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 | 4.0 |
Nearby in Spacing Modifier Letters
- ˶ U+02F6 Modifier Letter Middle Double Acute Accent
- ˷ U+02F7 Modifier Letter Low Tilde
- ˸ U+02F8 Modifier Letter Raised Colon
- ˹ U+02F9 Modifier Letter Begin High Tone
- ˺ U+02FA Modifier Letter End High Tone
- ˻ U+02FB Modifier Letter Begin Low Tone
- ˼ U+02FC Modifier Letter End Low Tone
- ˽ U+02FD Modifier Letter Shelf
- ˿ U+02FF Modifier Letter Low Left Arrow
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+02FE?
- CB BE (hex), 2 bytes. In a URL it is %CB%BE.
- How do I write U+02FE in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u02FE. Python: \u02FE.
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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