∕ is the Unicode character DIVISION SLASH, code point U+2215 (decimal 8725) in the Mathematical Operators block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ∕, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 88 95.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2215 |
| Decimal | 8725 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 88 95 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2215 |
| UTF-32 | 00002215 |
| HTML decimal | ∕ |
| HTML hex | ∕ |
| CSS | \2215 |
| JavaScript | \u2215 |
| JSON | \u2215 |
| Python | \u2215 |
| Python by name | \N{DIVISION SLASH} |
| Java, C# | \u2215 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2215} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2215 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%88%95 |
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 | DIVISION SLASH |
| Code point | U+2215 (decimal 8725) |
| Block | Mathematical Operators (U+2200–U+22FF) |
| General category | Sm: Math symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | Yes |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Nearby in Mathematical Operators
- ∍ U+220D Small Contains As Member
- ∎ U+220E End Of Proof
- ∏ U+220F N-Ary Product
- ∐ U+2210 N-Ary Coproduct
- ∑ U+2211 N-Ary Summation
- − U+2212 Minus Sign
- ∓ U+2213 Minus-Or-Plus Sign
- ∔ U+2214 Dot Plus
- ∖ U+2216 Set Minus
- ∗ U+2217 Asterisk Operator
- ∘ U+2218 Ring Operator
- ∙ U+2219 Bullet Operator
- √ U+221A Square Root
- ∛ U+221B Cube Root
- ∜ U+221C Fourth Root
- ∝ U+221D Proportional To
All 256 characters: Mathematical Operators.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ∕?
- Use ∕ (decimal) or ∕ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2215?
- E2 88 95 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%88%95.
- How do I write U+2215 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2215. Python: \u2215.
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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