What ⟑ means
A specialized mathematical AND, with a notation-specific distinction.
It joins expressions as a conjunction. Its notation decides what the dot distinguishes from ordinary logical AND .
A 2003 Unicode proposal ties the dotted AND/OR pair to ISO 9573 character entities, named references used in marked-up text.
Formal mathematical notation; uncommon in everyday messages.
Do not swap it with unless the notation says to.
Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does ⟑ show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find ⟑
- Search it as
- dotted AND · and operator · dot wedge · logical AND symbol
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
⟑CSS
\27D1HTML / CSS
Use
⟑ in HTML or \27D1 in CSS.JavaScript / JSON
String escape:
\u27D1.Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⟑
HTML hex
⟑
CSS content
content: "\27D1";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%9F%91
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.