⍽ is the Unicode character SHOULDERED OPEN BOX, code point U+237D (decimal 9085) in the Miscellaneous Technical block, added in Unicode 3.0. In HTML write ⍽, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 8D BD.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+237D |
| Decimal | 9085 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 8D BD |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 237D |
| UTF-32 | 0000237D |
| HTML decimal | ⍽ |
| HTML hex | ⍽ |
| CSS | \237D |
| JavaScript | \u237D |
| JSON | \u237D |
| Python | \u237D |
| Python by name | \N{SHOULDERED OPEN BOX} |
| Java, C# | \u237D |
| Rust, Swift | \u{237D} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u237D |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%8D%BD |
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 | SHOULDERED OPEN BOX |
| Code point | U+237D (decimal 9085) |
| 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 | 3.0 |
Nearby in Miscellaneous Technical
- ⍵ U+2375 Apl Functional Symbol Omega
- ⍶ U+2376 Apl Functional Symbol Alpha Underbar
- ⍷ U+2377 Apl Functional Symbol Epsilon Underbar
- ⍸ U+2378 Apl Functional Symbol Iota Underbar
- ⍹ U+2379 Apl Functional Symbol Omega Underbar
- ⍺ U+237A Apl Functional Symbol Alpha
- ⍻ U+237B Not Check Mark
- ⍼ U+237C Right Angle With Downwards Zigzag Arrow
- ⍾ U+237E Bell Symbol
- ⍿ U+237F Vertical Line With Middle Dot
- ⎀ U+2380 Insertion Symbol
- ⎁ U+2381 Continuous Underline Symbol
- ⎂ U+2382 Discontinuous Underline Symbol
- ⎃ U+2383 Emphasis Symbol
- ⎄ U+2384 Composition Symbol
- ⎅ U+2385 White Square With Centre Vertical Line
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+237D?
- E2 8D BD (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%8D%BD.
- How do I write U+237D in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u237D. Python: \u237D.
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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