⧆ is the Unicode character SQUARED ASTERISK, code point U+29C6 (decimal 10694) 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 A7 86.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+29C6 |
| Decimal | 10694 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A7 86 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 29C6 |
| UTF-32 | 000029C6 |
| HTML decimal | ⧆ |
| HTML hex | ⧆ |
| CSS | \29C6 |
| JavaScript | \u29C6 |
| JSON | \u29C6 |
| Python | \u29C6 |
| Python by name | \N{SQUARED ASTERISK} |
| Java, C# | \u29C6 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{29C6} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u29C6 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%A7%86 |
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 | SQUARED ASTERISK |
| Code point | U+29C6 (decimal 10694) |
| 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+29BE Circled White Bullet
- ⦿ U+29BF Circled Bullet
- ⧀ U+29C0 Circled Less-Than
- ⧁ U+29C1 Circled Greater-Than
- ⧂ U+29C2 Circle With Small Circle To The Right
- ⧃ U+29C3 Circle With Two Horizontal Strokes To The Right
- ⧄ U+29C4 Squared Rising Diagonal Slash
- ⧅ U+29C5 Squared Falling Diagonal Slash
- ⧇ U+29C7 Squared Small Circle
- ⧈ U+29C8 Squared Square
- ⧉ U+29C9 Two Joined Squares
- ⧊ U+29CA Triangle With Dot Above
- ⧋ U+29CB Triangle With Underbar
- ⧌ U+29CC S In Triangle
- ⧍ U+29CD Triangle With Serifs At Bottom
- ⧎ U+29CE Right Triangle Above Left Triangle
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+29C6?
- E2 A7 86 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%A7%86.
- How do I write U+29C6 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u29C6. Python: \u29C6.
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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