π is the Unicode character CUNEIFORM SIGN A TIMES SAG, code point U+12008 (decimal 73736) in the Cuneiform block, added in Unicode 5.0. In HTML write 𒀈, and in UTF-8 it is the 4 bytes F0 92 80 88.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+12008 |
| Decimal | 73736 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 92 80 88 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | D808 DC08 |
| UTF-32 | 00012008 |
| HTML decimal | 𒀈 |
| HTML hex | 𒀈 |
| CSS | \12008 |
| JavaScript | \u{12008} or \uD808\uDC08 |
| JSON | \uD808\uDC08 |
| Python | \U00012008 |
| Python by name | \N{CUNEIFORM SIGN A TIMES SAG} |
| Java, C# | \uD808\uDC08 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{12008} |
| Go, C, C++ | \U00012008 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %F0%92%80%88 |
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 | CUNEIFORM SIGN A TIMES SAG |
| Code point | U+12008 (decimal 73736) |
| Block | Cuneiform (U+12000βU+123FF) |
| General category | Lo: Other letter |
| Script | Cuneiform |
| Bidirectional class | L: Left-to-right |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 5.0 |
Nearby in Cuneiform
- π U+12000 Cuneiform Sign A
- π U+12001 Cuneiform Sign A Times A
- π U+12002 Cuneiform Sign A Times Bad
- π U+12003 Cuneiform Sign A Times Gan2 Tenu
- π U+12004 Cuneiform Sign A Times Ha
- π U+12005 Cuneiform Sign A Times Igi
- π U+12006 Cuneiform Sign A Times Lagar Gunu
- π U+12007 Cuneiform Sign A Times Mush
- π U+12009 Cuneiform Sign A2
- π U+1200A Cuneiform Sign Ab
- π U+1200B Cuneiform Sign Ab Times Ash2
- π U+1200C Cuneiform Sign Ab Times Dun3 Gunu
- π U+1200D Cuneiform Sign Ab Times Gal
- π U+1200E Cuneiform Sign Ab Times Gan2 Tenu
- π U+1200F Cuneiform Sign Ab Times Ha
- π U+12010 Cuneiform Sign Ab Times Igi Gunu
All 922 characters: Cuneiform.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for π?
- Use 𒀈 (decimal) or 𒀈 (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+12008?
- F0 92 80 88 (hex), 4 bytes. In a URL it is %F0%92%80%88.
- How do I write U+12008 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u{12008} or \uD808\uDC08. Python: \U00012008.
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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