⦚ is the Unicode character VERTICAL ZIGZAG LINE, code point U+299A (decimal 10650) 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 9A.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+299A |
| Decimal | 10650 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A6 9A |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 299A |
| UTF-32 | 0000299A |
| HTML decimal | ⦚ |
| HTML hex | ⦚ |
| HTML named | ⦚ |
| CSS | \299A |
| JavaScript | \u299A |
| JSON | \u299A |
| Python | \u299A |
| Python by name | \N{VERTICAL ZIGZAG LINE} |
| Java, C# | \u299A |
| Rust, Swift | \u{299A} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u299A |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%A6%9A |
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 | VERTICAL ZIGZAG LINE |
| Code point | U+299A (decimal 10650) |
| 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+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+2999 Dotted Fence
- ⦛ 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
- ⦢ U+29A2 Turned Angle
All 128 characters: Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ⦚?
- Use the named entity ⦚, or ⦚ (decimal) or ⦚ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+299A?
- E2 A6 9A (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%A6%9A.
- How do I write U+299A in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u299A. Python: \u299A.
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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