π is the Unicode character CUNEIFORM SIGN BU, code point U+1204D (decimal 73805) in the Cuneiform block, added in Unicode 5.0. In HTML write 𒁍, and in UTF-8 it is the 4 bytes F0 92 81 8D.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+1204D |
| Decimal | 73805 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 92 81 8D |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | D808 DC4D |
| UTF-32 | 0001204D |
| HTML decimal | 𒁍 |
| HTML hex | 𒁍 |
| CSS | \1204D |
| JavaScript | \u{1204D} or \uD808\uDC4D |
| JSON | \uD808\uDC4D |
| Python | \U0001204D |
| Python by name | \N{CUNEIFORM SIGN BU} |
| Java, C# | \uD808\uDC4D |
| Rust, Swift | \u{1204D} |
| Go, C, C++ | \U0001204D |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %F0%92%81%8D |
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 BU |
| Code point | U+1204D (decimal 73805) |
| 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+12045 Cuneiform Sign Bal Over Bal
- π U+12046 Cuneiform Sign Balag
- 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+1204E Cuneiform Sign Bu Over Bu Ab
- π U+1204F Cuneiform Sign Bu Over Bu Un
- π U+12050 Cuneiform Sign Bu Crossing Bu
- π U+12051 Cuneiform Sign Bulug
- π U+12052 Cuneiform Sign Bulug Over Bulug
- π U+12053 Cuneiform Sign Bur
- π U+12054 Cuneiform Sign Bur2
- π U+12055 Cuneiform Sign Da
All 922 characters: Cuneiform.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for π?
- Use 𒁍 (decimal) or 𒁍 (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+1204D?
- F0 92 81 8D (hex), 4 bytes. In a URL it is %F0%92%81%8D.
- How do I write U+1204D in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u{1204D} or \uD808\uDC4D. Python: \U0001204D.
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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