␖ is the Unicode character SYMBOL FOR SYNCHRONOUS IDLE, code point U+2416 (decimal 9238) in the Control Pictures block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ␖, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 90 96.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2416 |
| Decimal | 9238 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 90 96 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2416 |
| UTF-32 | 00002416 |
| HTML decimal | ␖ |
| HTML hex | ␖ |
| CSS | \2416 |
| JavaScript | \u2416 |
| JSON | \u2416 |
| Python | \u2416 |
| Python by name | \N{SYMBOL FOR SYNCHRONOUS IDLE} |
| Java, C# | \u2416 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2416} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2416 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%90%96 |
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 | SYMBOL FOR SYNCHRONOUS IDLE |
| Code point | U+2416 (decimal 9238) |
| Block | Control Pictures (U+2400–U+243F) |
| 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 Control Pictures
- ␎ U+240E Symbol For Shift Out
- ␏ U+240F Symbol For Shift In
- ␐ U+2410 Symbol For Data Link Escape
- ␑ U+2411 Symbol For Device Control One
- ␒ U+2412 Symbol For Device Control Two
- ␓ U+2413 Symbol For Device Control Three
- ␔ U+2414 Symbol For Device Control Four
- ␕ U+2415 Symbol For Negative Acknowledge
- ␗ U+2417 Symbol For End Of Transmission Block
- ␘ U+2418 Symbol For Cancel
- ␙ U+2419 Symbol For End Of Medium
- ␚ U+241A Symbol For Substitute
- ␛ U+241B Symbol For Escape
- ␜ U+241C Symbol For File Separator
- ␝ U+241D Symbol For Group Separator
- ␞ U+241E Symbol For Record Separator
All 42 characters: Control Pictures.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ␖?
- Use ␖ (decimal) or ␖ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2416?
- E2 90 96 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%90%96.
- How do I write U+2416 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2416. Python: \u2416.
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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