⫦ is the Unicode character LONG DASH FROM LEFT MEMBER OF DOUBLE VERTICAL, code point U+2AE6 (decimal 10982) in the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block, added in Unicode 3.2. In HTML write ⫦, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 AB A6.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2AE6 |
| Decimal | 10982 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 AB A6 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2AE6 |
| UTF-32 | 00002AE6 |
| HTML decimal | ⫦ |
| HTML hex | ⫦ |
| HTML named | ⫦ |
| CSS | \2AE6 |
| JavaScript | \u2AE6 |
| JSON | \u2AE6 |
| Python | \u2AE6 |
| Python by name | \N{LONG DASH FROM LEFT MEMBER OF DOUBLE VERTICAL} |
| Java, C# | \u2AE6 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2AE6} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2AE6 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%AB%A6 |
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 | LONG DASH FROM LEFT MEMBER OF DOUBLE VERTICAL |
| Code point | U+2AE6 (decimal 10982) |
| Block | Supplemental Mathematical Operators (U+2A00–U+2AFF) |
| General category | Sm: Math symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | Yes |
| First in Unicode version | 3.2 |
Nearby in Supplemental Mathematical Operators
- ⫞ U+2ADE Short Left Tack
- ⫟ U+2ADF Short Down Tack
- ⫠ U+2AE0 Short Up Tack
- ⫡ U+2AE1 Perpendicular With S
- ⫢ U+2AE2 Vertical Bar Triple Right Turnstile
- ⫣ U+2AE3 Double Vertical Bar Left Turnstile
- ⫤ U+2AE4 Vertical Bar Double Left Turnstile
- ⫥ U+2AE5 Double Vertical Bar Double Left Turnstile
- ⫧ U+2AE7 Short Down Tack With Overbar
- ⫨ U+2AE8 Short Up Tack With Underbar
- ⫩ U+2AE9 Short Up Tack Above Short Down Tack
- ⫪ U+2AEA Double Down Tack
- ⫫ U+2AEB Double Up Tack
- ⫬ U+2AEC Double Stroke Not Sign
- ⫭ U+2AED Reversed Double Stroke Not Sign
- ⫮ U+2AEE Does Not Divide With Reversed Negation Slash
All 256 characters: Supplemental Mathematical Operators.
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+2AE6?
- E2 AB A6 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%AB%A6.
- How do I write U+2AE6 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2AE6. Python: \u2AE6.
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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