π is the Unicode character CUNEIFORM SIGN PI TIMES U2, code point U+12288 (decimal 74376) in the Cuneiform block, added in Unicode 5.0. In HTML write 𒊈, and in UTF-8 it is the 4 bytes F0 92 8A 88.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+12288 |
| Decimal | 74376 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 92 8A 88 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | D808 DE88 |
| UTF-32 | 00012288 |
| HTML decimal | 𒊈 |
| HTML hex | 𒊈 |
| CSS | \12288 |
| JavaScript | \u{12288} or \uD808\uDE88 |
| JSON | \uD808\uDE88 |
| Python | \U00012288 |
| Python by name | \N{CUNEIFORM SIGN PI TIMES U2} |
| Java, C# | \uD808\uDE88 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{12288} |
| Go, C, C++ | \U00012288 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %F0%92%8A%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 PI TIMES U2 |
| Code point | U+12288 (decimal 74376) |
| 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+12280 Cuneiform Sign Pi Times A
- π U+12281 Cuneiform Sign Pi Times Ab
- π U+12282 Cuneiform Sign Pi Times Bi
- π U+12283 Cuneiform Sign Pi Times Bu
- π U+12284 Cuneiform Sign Pi Times E
- π U+12285 Cuneiform Sign Pi Times I
- π U+12286 Cuneiform Sign Pi Times Ib
- π U+12287 Cuneiform Sign Pi Times U
- π U+12289 Cuneiform Sign Pi Crossing Pi
- π U+1228A Cuneiform Sign Pirig
- π U+1228B Cuneiform Sign Pirig Times Kal
- π U+1228C Cuneiform Sign Pirig Times Ud
- π U+1228D Cuneiform Sign Pirig Times Za
- π U+1228E Cuneiform Sign Pirig Opposing Pirig
- π U+1228F Cuneiform Sign Ra
- π U+12290 Cuneiform Sign Rab
All 922 characters: Cuneiform.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for π?
- Use 𒊈 (decimal) or 𒊈 (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+12288?
- F0 92 8A 88 (hex), 4 bytes. In a URL it is %F0%92%8A%88.
- How do I write U+12288 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u{12288} or \uD808\uDE88. Python: \U00012288.
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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