π is the Unicode character CUNEIFORM SIGN GU, code point U+12116 (decimal 74006) in the Cuneiform block, added in Unicode 5.0. In HTML write 𒄖, and in UTF-8 it is the 4 bytes F0 92 84 96.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+12116 |
| Decimal | 74006 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 92 84 96 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | D808 DD16 |
| UTF-32 | 00012116 |
| HTML decimal | 𒄖 |
| HTML hex | 𒄖 |
| CSS | \12116 |
| JavaScript | \u{12116} or \uD808\uDD16 |
| JSON | \uD808\uDD16 |
| Python | \U00012116 |
| Python by name | \N{CUNEIFORM SIGN GU} |
| Java, C# | \uD808\uDD16 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{12116} |
| Go, C, C++ | \U00012116 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %F0%92%84%96 |
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 GU |
| Code point | U+12116 (decimal 74006) |
| 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+1210E Cuneiform Sign Gir3 Times Lu Plus Igi
- π U+1210F Cuneiform Sign Gir3 Times Pa
- π U+12110 Cuneiform Sign Gisal
- π U+12111 Cuneiform Sign Gish
- π U+12112 Cuneiform Sign Gish Crossing Gish
- π U+12113 Cuneiform Sign Gish Times Bad
- π U+12114 Cuneiform Sign Gish Times Tak4
- π U+12115 Cuneiform Sign Gish Tenu
- π U+12117 Cuneiform Sign Gu Crossing Gu
- π U+12118 Cuneiform Sign Gu2
- π U+12119 Cuneiform Sign Gu2 Times Kak
- π U+1211A Cuneiform Sign Gu2 Times Kak Times Igi Gunu
- π U+1211B Cuneiform Sign Gu2 Times Nun
- π U+1211C Cuneiform Sign Gu2 Times Sal Plus Tug2
- π U+1211D Cuneiform Sign Gu2 Gunu
- π U+1211E Cuneiform Sign Gud
All 922 characters: Cuneiform.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for π?
- Use 𒄖 (decimal) or 𒄖 (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+12116?
- F0 92 84 96 (hex), 4 bytes. In a URL it is %F0%92%84%96.
- How do I write U+12116 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u{12116} or \uD808\uDD16. Python: \U00012116.
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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