π is the Unicode character CUNEIFORM SIGN DUG, code point U+12081 (decimal 73857) in the Cuneiform block, added in Unicode 5.0. In HTML write 𒂁, and in UTF-8 it is the 4 bytes F0 92 82 81.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+12081 |
| Decimal | 73857 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 92 82 81 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | D808 DC81 |
| UTF-32 | 00012081 |
| HTML decimal | 𒂁 |
| HTML hex | 𒂁 |
| CSS | \12081 |
| JavaScript | \u{12081} or \uD808\uDC81 |
| JSON | \uD808\uDC81 |
| Python | \U00012081 |
| Python by name | \N{CUNEIFORM SIGN DUG} |
| Java, C# | \uD808\uDC81 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{12081} |
| Go, C, C++ | \U00012081 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %F0%92%82%81 |
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 DUG |
| Code point | U+12081 (decimal 73857) |
| 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
- πΉ U+12079 Cuneiform Sign Dish
- πΊ U+1207A Cuneiform Sign Du
- π» U+1207B Cuneiform Sign Du Over Du
- πΌ U+1207C Cuneiform Sign Du Gunu
- π½ U+1207D Cuneiform Sign Du Sheshig
- πΎ U+1207E Cuneiform Sign Dub
- πΏ U+1207F Cuneiform Sign Dub Times Esh2
- π U+12080 Cuneiform Sign Dub2
- π U+12082 Cuneiform Sign Dugud
- π U+12083 Cuneiform Sign Duh
- π U+12084 Cuneiform Sign Dun
- π U+12085 Cuneiform Sign Dun3
- π U+12086 Cuneiform Sign Dun3 Gunu
- π U+12087 Cuneiform Sign Dun3 Gunu Gunu
- π U+12088 Cuneiform Sign Dun4
- π U+12089 Cuneiform Sign Dur2
All 922 characters: Cuneiform.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for π?
- Use 𒂁 (decimal) or 𒂁 (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+12081?
- F0 92 82 81 (hex), 4 bytes. In a URL it is %F0%92%82%81.
- How do I write U+12081 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u{12081} or \uD808\uDC81. Python: \U00012081.
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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