⫽ is the Unicode character DOUBLE SOLIDUS OPERATOR, code point U+2AFD (decimal 11005) 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 BD.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2AFD |
| Decimal | 11005 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 AB BD |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2AFD |
| UTF-32 | 00002AFD |
| HTML decimal | ⫽ |
| HTML hex | ⫽ |
| HTML named | ⫽ |
| CSS | \2AFD |
| JavaScript | \u2AFD |
| JSON | \u2AFD |
| Python | \u2AFD |
| Python by name | \N{DOUBLE SOLIDUS OPERATOR} |
| Java, C# | \u2AFD |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2AFD} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2AFD |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%AB%BD |
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 | DOUBLE SOLIDUS OPERATOR |
| Code point | U+2AFD (decimal 11005) |
| 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+2AF5 Triple Vertical Bar With Horizontal Stroke
- ⫶ U+2AF6 Triple Colon Operator
- ⫷ U+2AF7 Triple Nested Less-Than
- ⫸ U+2AF8 Triple Nested Greater-Than
- ⫹ U+2AF9 Double-Line Slanted Less-Than Or Equal To
- ⫺ U+2AFA Double-Line Slanted Greater-Than Or Equal To
- ⫻ U+2AFB Triple Solidus Binary Relation
- ⫼ U+2AFC Large Triple Vertical Bar Operator
- ⫾ U+2AFE White Vertical Bar
- ⫿ U+2AFF N-Ary White Vertical Bar
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+2AFD?
- E2 AB BD (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%AB%BD.
- How do I write U+2AFD in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2AFD. Python: \u2AFD.
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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