π is the Unicode character CUNEIFORM SIGN BALAG, code point U+12046 (decimal 73798) in the Cuneiform block, added in Unicode 5.0. In HTML write 𒁆, and in UTF-8 it is the 4 bytes F0 92 81 86.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+12046 |
| Decimal | 73798 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 92 81 86 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | D808 DC46 |
| UTF-32 | 00012046 |
| HTML decimal | 𒁆 |
| HTML hex | 𒁆 |
| CSS | \12046 |
| JavaScript | \u{12046} or \uD808\uDC46 |
| JSON | \uD808\uDC46 |
| Python | \U00012046 |
| Python by name | \N{CUNEIFORM SIGN BALAG} |
| Java, C# | \uD808\uDC46 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{12046} |
| Go, C, C++ | \U00012046 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %F0%92%81%86 |
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 BALAG |
| Code point | U+12046 (decimal 73798) |
| 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
- πΎ U+1203E Cuneiform Sign Ash2
- πΏ U+1203F Cuneiform Sign Ashgab
- π U+12040 Cuneiform Sign Ba
- π U+12041 Cuneiform Sign Bad
- π U+12042 Cuneiform Sign Bag3
- π U+12043 Cuneiform Sign Bahar2
- π U+12044 Cuneiform Sign Bal
- π U+12045 Cuneiform Sign Bal Over Bal
- π U+12047 Cuneiform Sign Bar
- π U+12048 Cuneiform Sign Bara2
- π U+12049 Cuneiform Sign Bi
- π U+1204A Cuneiform Sign Bi Times A
- π U+1204B Cuneiform Sign Bi Times Gar
- π U+1204C Cuneiform Sign Bi Times Igi Gunu
- π U+1204D Cuneiform Sign Bu
- π U+1204E Cuneiform Sign Bu Over Bu Ab
All 922 characters: Cuneiform.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for π?
- Use 𒁆 (decimal) or 𒁆 (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+12046?
- F0 92 81 86 (hex), 4 bytes. In a URL it is %F0%92%81%86.
- How do I write U+12046 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u{12046} or \uD808\uDC46. Python: \U00012046.
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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