π is the Unicode character CUNEIFORM SIGN DUN4, code point U+12088 (decimal 73864) in the Cuneiform block, added in Unicode 5.0. In HTML write 𒂈, and in UTF-8 it is the 4 bytes F0 92 82 88.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+12088 |
| Decimal | 73864 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 92 82 88 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | D808 DC88 |
| UTF-32 | 00012088 |
| HTML decimal | 𒂈 |
| HTML hex | 𒂈 |
| CSS | \12088 |
| JavaScript | \u{12088} or \uD808\uDC88 |
| JSON | \uD808\uDC88 |
| Python | \U00012088 |
| Python by name | \N{CUNEIFORM SIGN DUN4} |
| Java, C# | \uD808\uDC88 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{12088} |
| Go, C, C++ | \U00012088 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %F0%92%82%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 DUN4 |
| Code point | U+12088 (decimal 73864) |
| 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+12080 Cuneiform Sign Dub2
- π U+12081 Cuneiform Sign Dug
- 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+12089 Cuneiform Sign Dur2
- π U+1208A Cuneiform Sign E
- π U+1208B Cuneiform Sign E Times Pap
- π U+1208C Cuneiform Sign E Over E Nun Over Nun
- π U+1208D Cuneiform Sign E2
- π U+1208E Cuneiform Sign E2 Times A Plus Ha Plus Da
- π U+1208F Cuneiform Sign E2 Times Gar
- π U+12090 Cuneiform Sign E2 Times Mi
All 922 characters: Cuneiform.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for π?
- Use 𒂈 (decimal) or 𒂈 (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+12088?
- F0 92 82 88 (hex), 4 bytes. In a URL it is %F0%92%82%88.
- How do I write U+12088 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u{12088} or \uD808\uDC88. Python: \U00012088.
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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