₌ is the Unicode character SUBSCRIPT EQUALS SIGN, code point U+208C (decimal 8332) in the Superscripts and Subscripts block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ₌, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 82 8C.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+208C |
| Decimal | 8332 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 82 8C |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 208C |
| UTF-32 | 0000208C |
| HTML decimal | ₌ |
| HTML hex | ₌ |
| CSS | \208C |
| JavaScript | \u208C |
| JSON | \u208C |
| Python | \u208C |
| Python by name | \N{SUBSCRIPT EQUALS SIGN} |
| Java, C# | \u208C |
| Rust, Swift | \u{208C} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u208C |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%82%8C |
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 | SUBSCRIPT EQUALS SIGN |
| Code point | U+208C (decimal 8332) |
| Block | Superscripts and Subscripts (U+2070–U+209F) |
| General category | Sm: Math symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Decomposition
SUBSCRIPT EQUALS SIGN has a compatibility decomposition (sub) to the sequence below. NFKC and NFKD normalisation replace it with that sequence, which can change how text looks, so use them for search, not for storage.
Nearby in Superscripts and Subscripts
- ₄ U+2084 Subscript Four
- ₅ U+2085 Subscript Five
- ₆ U+2086 Subscript Six
- ₇ U+2087 Subscript Seven
- ₈ U+2088 Subscript Eight
- ₉ U+2089 Subscript Nine
- ₊ U+208A Subscript Plus Sign
- ₋ U+208B Subscript Minus
- ₍ U+208D Subscript Left Parenthesis
- ₎ U+208E Subscript Right Parenthesis
- U+208F Modifier Letter High And Low Vertical Line
- ₐ U+2090 Latin Subscript Small Letter A
- ₑ U+2091 Latin Subscript Small Letter E
- ₒ U+2092 Latin Subscript Small Letter O
- ₓ U+2093 Latin Subscript Small Letter X
- ₔ U+2094 Latin Subscript Small Letter Schwa
All 46 characters: Superscripts and Subscripts.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ₌?
- Use ₌ (decimal) or ₌ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+208C?
- E2 82 8C (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%82%8C.
- How do I write U+208C in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u208C. Python: \u208C.
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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