This is the Unicode character INHIBIT SYMMETRIC SWAPPING, code point U+206A (decimal 8298) in the General Punctuation block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write , and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 81 AA.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+206A |
| Decimal | 8298 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 81 AA |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 206A |
| UTF-32 | 0000206A |
| HTML decimal |  |
| HTML hex |  |
| CSS | \206A |
| JavaScript | \u206A |
| JSON | \u206A |
| Python | \u206A |
| Python by name | \N{INHIBIT SYMMETRIC SWAPPING} |
| Java, C# | \u206A |
| Rust, Swift | \u{206A} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u206A |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%81%AA |
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 | INHIBIT SYMMETRIC SWAPPING |
| Code point | U+206A (decimal 8298) |
| 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 | 1.1 |
Nearby in General Punctuation
- U+2061 Function Application
- U+2062 Invisible Times
- 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+206B Activate Symmetric Swapping
- U+206C Inhibit Arabic Form Shaping
- U+206D Activate Arabic Form Shaping
- U+206E National Digit Shapes
- U+206F Nominal Digit Shapes
All 111 characters: General Punctuation.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for INHIBIT SYMMETRIC SWAPPING?
- Use  (decimal) or  (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+206A?
- E2 81 AA (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%81%AA.
- How do I write U+206A in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u206A. Python: \u206A.
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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