⊘ is the Unicode character CIRCLED DIVISION SLASH, code point U+2298 (decimal 8856) in the Mathematical Operators block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ⊘, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 8A 98.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2298 |
| Decimal | 8856 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 8A 98 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2298 |
| UTF-32 | 00002298 |
| HTML decimal | ⊘ |
| HTML hex | ⊘ |
| HTML named | ⊘ |
| CSS | \2298 |
| JavaScript | \u2298 |
| JSON | \u2298 |
| Python | \u2298 |
| Python by name | \N{CIRCLED DIVISION SLASH} |
| Java, C# | \u2298 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2298} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2298 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%8A%98 |
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 | CIRCLED DIVISION SLASH |
| Code point | U+2298 (decimal 8856) |
| 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+2290 Square Original Of
- ⊑ U+2291 Square Image Of Or Equal To
- ⊒ U+2292 Square Original Of Or Equal To
- ⊓ U+2293 Square Cap
- ⊔ U+2294 Square Cup
- ⊕ U+2295 Circled Plus
- ⊖ U+2296 Circled Minus
- ⊗ U+2297 Circled Times
- ⊙ U+2299 Circled Dot Operator
- ⊚ U+229A Circled Ring Operator
- ⊛ U+229B Circled Asterisk Operator
- ⊜ U+229C Circled Equals
- ⊝ U+229D Circled Dash
- ⊞ U+229E Squared Plus
- ⊟ U+229F Squared Minus
- ⊠ U+22A0 Squared Times
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+2298?
- E2 8A 98 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%8A%98.
- How do I write U+2298 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2298. Python: \u2298.
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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