∡ is the Unicode character MEASURED ANGLE, code point U+2221 (decimal 8737) in the Mathematical Operators block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ∡, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 88 A1.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2221 |
| Decimal | 8737 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 88 A1 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2221 |
| UTF-32 | 00002221 |
| HTML decimal | ∡ |
| HTML hex | ∡ |
| HTML named | ∡ ∡ |
| CSS | \2221 |
| JavaScript | \u2221 |
| JSON | \u2221 |
| Python | \u2221 |
| Python by name | \N{MEASURED ANGLE} |
| Java, C# | \u2221 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2221} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2221 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%88%A1 |
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 | MEASURED ANGLE |
| Code point | U+2221 (decimal 8737) |
| 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+2219 Bullet Operator
- √ U+221A Square Root
- ∛ U+221B Cube Root
- ∜ U+221C Fourth Root
- ∝ U+221D Proportional To
- ∞ U+221E Infinity
- ∟ U+221F Right Angle
- ∠ U+2220 Angle
- ∢ U+2222 Spherical Angle
- ∣ U+2223 Divides
- ∤ U+2224 Does Not Divide
- ∥ U+2225 Parallel To
- ∦ U+2226 Not Parallel To
- ∧ U+2227 Logical And
- ∨ U+2228 Logical Or
- ∩ U+2229 Intersection
All 256 characters: Mathematical Operators.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ∡?
- Use the named entity ∡, or ∡ (decimal) or ∡ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2221?
- E2 88 A1 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%88%A1.
- How do I write U+2221 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2221. Python: \u2221.
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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