⦙ is the Unicode character DOTTED FENCE, code point U+2999 (decimal 10649) in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block, added in Unicode 3.2. In HTML write ⦙, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 A6 99.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2999 |
| Decimal | 10649 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A6 99 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2999 |
| UTF-32 | 00002999 |
| HTML decimal | ⦙ |
| HTML hex | ⦙ |
| CSS | \2999 |
| JavaScript | \u2999 |
| JSON | \u2999 |
| Python | \u2999 |
| Python by name | \N{DOTTED FENCE} |
| Java, C# | \u2999 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2999} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2999 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%A6%99 |
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 | DOTTED FENCE |
| Code point | U+2999 (decimal 10649) |
| Block | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B (U+2980–U+29FF) |
| General category | Sm: Math symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 3.2 |
Nearby in Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B
- ⦑ U+2991 Left Angle Bracket With Dot
- ⦒ U+2992 Right Angle Bracket With Dot
- ⦓ U+2993 Left Arc Less-Than Bracket
- ⦔ U+2994 Right Arc Greater-Than Bracket
- ⦕ U+2995 Double Left Arc Greater-Than Bracket
- ⦖ U+2996 Double Right Arc Less-Than Bracket
- ⦗ U+2997 Left Black Tortoise Shell Bracket
- ⦘ U+2998 Right Black Tortoise Shell Bracket
- ⦚ U+299A Vertical Zigzag Line
- ⦛ U+299B Measured Angle Opening Left
- ⦜ U+299C Right Angle Variant With Square
- ⦝ U+299D Measured Right Angle With Dot
- ⦞ U+299E Angle With S Inside
- ⦟ U+299F Acute Angle
- ⦠ U+29A0 Spherical Angle Opening Left
- ⦡ U+29A1 Spherical Angle Opening Up
All 128 characters: Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ⦙?
- Use ⦙ (decimal) or ⦙ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2999?
- E2 A6 99 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%A6%99.
- How do I write U+2999 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2999. Python: \u2999.
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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