What ∲ means
∲ is the clockwise contour integral. Unicode classifies it as a mathematical symbol and files it in the Mathematical Operators block; this site shelves it under Maths.
Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.
How it is encoded
∲ is a single code point, U2232. In HTML that is ∲, and in CSS \2232.
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
- clockwise contour integral symbol · clockwise contour integral copy paste
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
∲CSS
\2232Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
∲
HTML hex
∲
CSS content
content: "\2232";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%88%B2
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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.