π is the Unicode character WANCHO LETTER AA, code point U+1E2C0 (decimal 123584) in the Wancho block, added in Unicode 12.0. In HTML write 𞋀, and in UTF-8 it is the 4 bytes F0 9E 8B 80.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+1E2C0 |
| Decimal | 123584 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9E 8B 80 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | D838 DEC0 |
| UTF-32 | 0001E2C0 |
| HTML decimal | 𞋀 |
| HTML hex | 𞋀 |
| CSS | \1E2C0 |
| JavaScript | \u{1E2C0} or \uD838\uDEC0 |
| JSON | \uD838\uDEC0 |
| Python | \U0001E2C0 |
| Python by name | \N{WANCHO LETTER AA} |
| Java, C# | \uD838\uDEC0 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{1E2C0} |
| Go, C, C++ | \U0001E2C0 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %F0%9E%8B%80 |
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 | WANCHO LETTER AA |
| Code point | U+1E2C0 (decimal 123584) |
| Block | Wancho (U+1E2C0βU+1E2FF) |
| General category | Lo: Other letter |
| Script | Wancho |
| Bidirectional class | L: Left-to-right |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 12.0 |
Nearby in Wancho
- π U+1E2C1 Wancho Letter A
- π U+1E2C2 Wancho Letter Ba
- π U+1E2C3 Wancho Letter Ca
- π U+1E2C4 Wancho Letter Da
- π U+1E2C5 Wancho Letter Ga
- π U+1E2C6 Wancho Letter Ya
- π U+1E2C7 Wancho Letter Pha
- π U+1E2C8 Wancho Letter La
All 59 characters: Wancho.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for π?
- Use 𞋀 (decimal) or 𞋀 (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+1E2C0?
- F0 9E 8B 80 (hex), 4 bytes. In a URL it is %F0%9E%8B%80.
- How do I write U+1E2C0 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u{1E2C0} or \uD838\uDEC0. Python: \U0001E2C0.
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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