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cylindricity

Cylindricity

On an engineering drawing, the cylindricity symbol ⌭ sets a geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) limit for a whole cylinder. Its surface must fit between two coaxial cylinders within the stated radial tolerance, controlling form along its length and around it.

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What ⌭ means

It sets a form limit for a cylindrical surface. The zone lies between two coaxial cylinders, with a radial gap equal to the value in the feature-control frame (the boxed tolerance entry).

Use it for a shaft, pin, or bore. It controls shape, not location from a datum, a reference used to position or orient other features.

How did the notation reach CAD?

Through a sequence of drawing standards. The broader GD&T lineage reaches the U.S. military standard MIL-STD-8 (1949), which set drawing rules for dimensioning and tolerancing. The U.S. Y14.5 standard carried that language forward; its 1973 revision addressed electronic manufacturing. By 2009, it covered computer-aided design (CAD).

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Why 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.

How to type ⌭

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 232D, then Alt+X to get ⌭.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “cylindricity”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 232d, then Enter or Space.
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⌭
CSS
\232D
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⌭
HTML hex
⌭
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content: "\232D";
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%E2%8C%AD
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