₥ is the Unicode character MILL SIGN, code point U+20A5 (decimal 8357) in the Currency Symbols block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ₥, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 82 A5.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+20A5 |
| Decimal | 8357 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 82 A5 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 20A5 |
| UTF-32 | 000020A5 |
| HTML decimal | ₥ |
| HTML hex | ₥ |
| CSS | \20A5 |
| JavaScript | \u20A5 |
| JSON | \u20A5 |
| Python | \u20A5 |
| Python by name | \N{MILL SIGN} |
| Java, C# | \u20A5 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{20A5} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u20A5 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%82%A5 |
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 | MILL SIGN |
| Code point | U+20A5 (decimal 8357) |
| Block | Currency Symbols (U+20A0–U+20CF) |
| General category | Sc: Currency symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ET: European number terminator |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Nearby in Currency Symbols
- ₠ U+20A0 Euro-Currency Sign
- ₡ U+20A1 Colon Sign
- ₢ U+20A2 Cruzeiro Sign
- ₣ U+20A3 French Franc Sign
- ₤ U+20A4 Lira Sign
- ₦ U+20A6 Naira Sign
- ₧ U+20A7 Peseta Sign
- ₨ U+20A8 Rupee Sign
- ₩ U+20A9 Won Sign
- ₪ U+20AA New Sheqel Sign
- ₫ U+20AB Dong Sign
- € U+20AC Euro Sign
- ₭ U+20AD Kip Sign
All 37 characters: Currency Symbols.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ₥?
- Use ₥ (decimal) or ₥ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+20A5?
- E2 82 A5 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%82%A5.
- How do I write U+20A5 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u20A5. Python: \u20A5.
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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