π is the Unicode character CIRCLED INFORMATION SOURCE, code point U+1F6C8 (decimal 128712) in the Transport and Map Symbols block, added in Unicode 7.0. In HTML write 🛈, and in UTF-8 it is the 4 bytes F0 9F 9B 88.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+1F6C8 |
| Decimal | 128712 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 9B 88 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | D83D DEC8 |
| UTF-32 | 0001F6C8 |
| HTML decimal | 🛈 |
| HTML hex | 🛈 |
| CSS | \1F6C8 |
| JavaScript | \u{1F6C8} or \uD83D\uDEC8 |
| JSON | \uD83D\uDEC8 |
| Python | \U0001F6C8 |
| Python by name | \N{CIRCLED INFORMATION SOURCE} |
| Java, C# | \uD83D\uDEC8 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{1F6C8} |
| Go, C, C++ | \U0001F6C8 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %F0%9F%9B%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 | CIRCLED INFORMATION SOURCE |
| Code point | U+1F6C8 (decimal 128712) |
| Block | Transport and Map Symbols (U+1F680βU+1F6FF) |
| General category | So: Other symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 7.0 |
Nearby in Transport and Map Symbols
- π U+1F6C0 Person taking bath
- π U+1F6C1 Bathtub
- π U+1F6C2 Passport control
- π U+1F6C3 Customs
- π U+1F6C4 Baggage claim
- π U+1F6C5 Left luggage
- π U+1F6C6 Triangle With Rounded Corners
- π U+1F6C7 Prohibited Sign
- π U+1F6C9 Boys Symbol
- π U+1F6CA Girls Symbol
- π U+1F6CB Couch and lamp
- π U+1F6CC Person in bed
- π U+1F6CD Shopping bags
- π U+1F6CE Bellhop bell
- π U+1F6CF Bed
- π U+1F6D0 Place of worship
All 120 characters: Transport and Map Symbols.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for π?
- Use 🛈 (decimal) or 🛈 (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+1F6C8?
- F0 9F 9B 88 (hex), 4 bytes. In a URL it is %F0%9F%9B%88.
- How do I write U+1F6C8 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u{1F6C8} or \uD83D\uDEC8. Python: \U0001F6C8.
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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