⌘ is the Unicode character PLACE OF INTEREST SIGN, code point U+2318 (decimal 8984) in the Miscellaneous Technical block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ⌘, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 8C 98.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2318 |
| Decimal | 8984 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 8C 98 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2318 |
| UTF-32 | 00002318 |
| HTML decimal | ⌘ |
| HTML hex | ⌘ |
| CSS | \2318 |
| JavaScript | \u2318 |
| JSON | \u2318 |
| Python | \u2318 |
| Python by name | \N{PLACE OF INTEREST SIGN} |
| Java, C# | \u2318 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2318} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2318 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%8C%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 | PLACE OF INTEREST SIGN |
| Code point | U+2318 (decimal 8984) |
| Block | Miscellaneous Technical (U+2300–U+23FF) |
| General category | So: Other symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Nearby in Miscellaneous Technical
- ⌐ U+2310 Reversed Not Sign
- ⌑ U+2311 Square Lozenge
- ⌒ U+2312 Arc
- ⌓ U+2313 Segment
- ⌔ U+2314 Sector
- ⌕ U+2315 Telephone Recorder
- ⌖ U+2316 Position Indicator
- ⌗ U+2317 Viewdata Square
- ⌙ U+2319 Turned Not Sign
- ⌚ U+231A Watch
- ⌛ U+231B Hourglass done
- ⌜ U+231C Top Left Corner
- ⌝ U+231D Top Right Corner
- ⌞ U+231E Bottom Left Corner
- ⌟ U+231F Bottom Right Corner
- ⌠ U+2320 Top Half Integral
All 256 characters: Miscellaneous Technical.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ⌘?
- Use ⌘ (decimal) or ⌘ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2318?
- E2 8C 98 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%8C%98.
- How do I write U+2318 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2318. Python: \u2318.
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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