π is the Unicode character CUNEIFORM SIGN SAG, code point U+12295 (decimal 74389) in the Cuneiform block, added in Unicode 5.0. In HTML write 𒊕, and in UTF-8 it is the 4 bytes F0 92 8A 95.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+12295 |
| Decimal | 74389 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 92 8A 95 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | D808 DE95 |
| UTF-32 | 00012295 |
| HTML decimal | 𒊕 |
| HTML hex | 𒊕 |
| CSS | \12295 |
| JavaScript | \u{12295} or \uD808\uDE95 |
| JSON | \uD808\uDE95 |
| Python | \U00012295 |
| Python by name | \N{CUNEIFORM SIGN SAG} |
| Java, C# | \uD808\uDE95 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{12295} |
| Go, C, C++ | \U00012295 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %F0%92%8A%95 |
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 SAG |
| Code point | U+12295 (decimal 74389) |
| 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+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
- π U+12291 Cuneiform Sign Ri
- π U+12292 Cuneiform Sign Ru
- π U+12293 Cuneiform Sign Sa
- π U+12294 Cuneiform Sign Sag Nutillu
- π U+12296 Cuneiform Sign Sag Times A
- π U+12297 Cuneiform Sign Sag Times Du
- π U+12298 Cuneiform Sign Sag Times Dub
- π U+12299 Cuneiform Sign Sag Times Ha
- π U+1229A Cuneiform Sign Sag Times Kak
- π U+1229B Cuneiform Sign Sag Times Kur
- π U+1229C Cuneiform Sign Sag Times Lum
- π U+1229D Cuneiform Sign Sag Times Mi
All 922 characters: Cuneiform.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for π?
- Use 𒊕 (decimal) or 𒊕 (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+12295?
- F0 92 8A 95 (hex), 4 bytes. In a URL it is %F0%92%8A%95.
- How do I write U+12295 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u{12295} or \uD808\uDE95. Python: \U00012295.
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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