π is the Unicode character GRANTHA LETTER GHA, code point U+11318 (decimal 70424) in the Grantha block, added in Unicode 7.0. In HTML write 𑌘, and in UTF-8 it is the 4 bytes F0 91 8C 98.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+11318 |
| Decimal | 70424 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 91 8C 98 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | D804 DF18 |
| UTF-32 | 00011318 |
| HTML decimal | 𑌘 |
| HTML hex | 𑌘 |
| CSS | \11318 |
| JavaScript | \u{11318} or \uD804\uDF18 |
| JSON | \uD804\uDF18 |
| Python | \U00011318 |
| Python by name | \N{GRANTHA LETTER GHA} |
| Java, C# | \uD804\uDF18 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{11318} |
| Go, C, C++ | \U00011318 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %F0%91%8C%98 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character takes two code units (a surrogate pair) and "π".length is 2. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | GRANTHA LETTER GHA |
| Code point | U+11318 (decimal 70424) |
| Block | Grantha (U+11300βU+1137F) |
| General category | Lo: Other letter |
| Script | Grantha |
| Bidirectional class | L: Left-to-right |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 7.0 |
Nearby in Grantha
- π U+1130C Grantha Letter Vocalic L
- π U+1130F Grantha Letter Ee
- π U+11310 Grantha Letter Ai
- π U+11313 Grantha Letter Oo
- π U+11314 Grantha Letter Au
- π U+11315 Grantha Letter Ka
- π U+11316 Grantha Letter Kha
- π U+11317 Grantha Letter Ga
- π U+11319 Grantha Letter Nga
- π U+1131A Grantha Letter Ca
- π U+1131B Grantha Letter Cha
- π U+1131C Grantha Letter Ja
- π U+1131D Grantha Letter Jha
- π U+1131E Grantha Letter Nya
- π U+1131F Grantha Letter Tta
- π U+11320 Grantha Letter Ttha
All 86 characters: Grantha.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for π?
- Use 𑌘 (decimal) or 𑌘 (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+11318?
- F0 91 8C 98 (hex), 4 bytes. In a URL it is %F0%91%8C%98.
- How do I write U+11318 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u{11318} or \uD804\uDF18. Python: \U00011318.
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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