This is the Unicode character INVISIBLE TIMES, code point U+2062 (decimal 8290) in the General Punctuation block, added in Unicode 3.2. In HTML write ⁢, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 81 A2.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2062 |
| Decimal | 8290 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 81 A2 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2062 |
| UTF-32 | 00002062 |
| HTML decimal | ⁢ |
| HTML hex | ⁢ |
| HTML named | ⁢ ⁢ |
| CSS | \2062 |
| JavaScript | \u2062 |
| JSON | \u2062 |
| Python | \u2062 |
| Python by name | \N{INVISIBLE TIMES} |
| Java, C# | \u2062 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2062} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2062 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%81%A2 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | INVISIBLE TIMES |
| Code point | U+2062 (decimal 8290) |
| Block | General Punctuation (U+2000–U+206F) |
| General category | Cf: Format character |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | BN: Boundary neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 3.2 |
Nearby in General Punctuation
- ⁚ U+205A Two Dot Punctuation
- ⁛ U+205B Four Dot Mark
- ⁜ U+205C Dotted Cross
- ⁝ U+205D Tricolon
- ⁞ U+205E Vertical Four Dots
- U+205F Medium Mathematical Space
- U+2060 Word Joiner
- U+2061 Function Application
- U+2063 Invisible Separator
- U+2064 Invisible Plus
- U+2066 Left-To-Right Isolate
- U+2067 Right-To-Left Isolate
- U+2068 First Strong Isolate
- U+2069 Pop Directional Isolate
- U+206A Inhibit Symmetric Swapping
- U+206B Activate Symmetric Swapping
All 111 characters: General Punctuation.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for INVISIBLE TIMES?
- Use the named entity ⁢, or ⁢ (decimal) or ⁢ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2062?
- E2 81 A2 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%81%A2.
- How do I write U+2062 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2062. Python: \u2062.
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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