⚼ is the Unicode character SESQUIQUADRATE, code point U+26BC (decimal 9916) in the Miscellaneous Symbols block, added in Unicode 5.1. In HTML write ⚼, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 9A BC.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+26BC |
| Decimal | 9916 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9A BC |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 26BC |
| UTF-32 | 000026BC |
| HTML decimal | ⚼ |
| HTML hex | ⚼ |
| CSS | \26BC |
| JavaScript | \u26BC |
| JSON | \u26BC |
| Python | \u26BC |
| Python by name | \N{SESQUIQUADRATE} |
| Java, C# | \u26BC |
| Rust, Swift | \u{26BC} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u26BC |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%9A%BC |
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 | SESQUIQUADRATE |
| Code point | U+26BC (decimal 9916) |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols (U+2600–U+26FF) |
| General category | So: Other symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 5.1 |
Nearby in Miscellaneous Symbols
- ⚴ U+26B4 Pallas
- ⚵ U+26B5 Juno
- ⚶ U+26B6 Vesta
- ⚷ U+26B7 Chiron
- ⚸ U+26B8 Black Moon Lilith
- ⚹ U+26B9 Sextile
- ⚺ U+26BA Semisextile
- ⚻ U+26BB Quincunx
- ⚽ U+26BD Soccer ball
- ⚾ U+26BE Baseball
- ⚿ U+26BF Squared Key
- ⛀ U+26C0 White Draughts Man
- ⛁ U+26C1 White Draughts King
- ⛂ U+26C2 Black Draughts Man
- ⛃ U+26C3 Black Draughts King
- ⛄ U+26C4 Snowman without snow
All 256 characters: Miscellaneous Symbols.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ⚼?
- Use ⚼ (decimal) or ⚼ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+26BC?
- E2 9A BC (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%9A%BC.
- How do I write U+26BC in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u26BC. Python: \u26BC.
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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