π is the Unicode character CUNEIFORM SIGN KAL, code point U+12197 (decimal 74135) in the Cuneiform block, added in Unicode 5.0. In HTML write 𒆗, and in UTF-8 it is the 4 bytes F0 92 86 97.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+12197 |
| Decimal | 74135 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 92 86 97 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | D808 DD97 |
| UTF-32 | 00012197 |
| HTML decimal | 𒆗 |
| HTML hex | 𒆗 |
| CSS | \12197 |
| JavaScript | \u{12197} or \uD808\uDD97 |
| JSON | \uD808\uDD97 |
| Python | \U00012197 |
| Python by name | \N{CUNEIFORM SIGN KAL} |
| Java, C# | \uD808\uDD97 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{12197} |
| Go, C, C++ | \U00012197 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %F0%92%86%97 |
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 KAL |
| Code point | U+12197 (decimal 74135) |
| 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+1218F Cuneiform Sign Kab
- π U+12190 Cuneiform Sign Kad2
- π U+12191 Cuneiform Sign Kad3
- π U+12192 Cuneiform Sign Kad4
- π U+12193 Cuneiform Sign Kad5
- π U+12194 Cuneiform Sign Kad5 Over Kad5
- π U+12195 Cuneiform Sign Kak
- π U+12196 Cuneiform Sign Kak Times Igi Gunu
- π U+12198 Cuneiform Sign Kal Times Bad
- π U+12199 Cuneiform Sign Kal Crossing Kal
- π U+1219A Cuneiform Sign Kam2
- π U+1219B Cuneiform Sign Kam4
- π U+1219C Cuneiform Sign Kaskal
- π U+1219D Cuneiform Sign Kaskal Lagab Times U Over Lagab Times U
- π U+1219E Cuneiform Sign Kaskal Over Kaskal Lagab Times U Over Lagab Times U
- π U+1219F Cuneiform Sign Kesh2
All 922 characters: Cuneiform.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for π?
- Use 𒆗 (decimal) or 𒆗 (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+12197?
- F0 92 86 97 (hex), 4 bytes. In a URL it is %F0%92%86%97.
- How do I write U+12197 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u{12197} or \uD808\uDD97. Python: \U00012197.
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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