π is the Unicode character CUNEIFORM SIGN BAHAR2 TIMES ZA, code point U+12486 (decimal 74886) in the Early Dynastic Cuneiform block, added in Unicode 8.0. In HTML write 𒒆, and in UTF-8 it is the 4 bytes F0 92 92 86.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+12486 |
| Decimal | 74886 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 92 92 86 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | D809 DC86 |
| UTF-32 | 00012486 |
| HTML decimal | 𒒆 |
| HTML hex | 𒒆 |
| CSS | \12486 |
| JavaScript | \u{12486} or \uD809\uDC86 |
| JSON | \uD809\uDC86 |
| Python | \U00012486 |
| Python by name | \N{CUNEIFORM SIGN BAHAR2 TIMES ZA} |
| Java, C# | \uD809\uDC86 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{12486} |
| Go, C, C++ | \U00012486 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %F0%92%92%86 |
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 BAHAR2 TIMES ZA |
| Code point | U+12486 (decimal 74886) |
| Block | Early Dynastic Cuneiform (U+12480βU+1254F) |
| General category | Lo: Other letter |
| Script | Cuneiform |
| Bidirectional class | L: Left-to-right |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 8.0 |
Nearby in Early Dynastic Cuneiform
- π U+12480 Cuneiform Sign Ab Times Nun Tenu
- π U+12481 Cuneiform Sign Ab Times Shu2
- π U+12482 Cuneiform Sign Ad Times Esh2
- π U+12483 Cuneiform Sign Bad Times Dish Tenu
- π U+12484 Cuneiform Sign Bahar2 Times Ab2
- π U+12485 Cuneiform Sign Bahar2 Times Ni
- π U+12487 Cuneiform Sign Bu Over Bu Times Na2
- π U+12488 Cuneiform Sign Da Times Tak4
- π U+12489 Cuneiform Sign Dag Times Kur
- π U+1248A Cuneiform Sign Dim Times Igi
- π U+1248B Cuneiform Sign Dim Times U U U
- π U+1248C Cuneiform Sign Dim2 Times Ud
- π U+1248D Cuneiform Sign Dug Times Anshe
- π U+1248E Cuneiform Sign Dug Times Ash
All 150 characters: Early Dynastic Cuneiform.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for π?
- Use 𒒆 (decimal) or 𒒆 (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+12486?
- F0 92 92 86 (hex), 4 bytes. In a URL it is %F0%92%92%86.
- How do I write U+12486 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u{12486} or \uD809\uDC86. Python: \U00012486.
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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