What ⎖ means
It labels a function, not one fixed punctuation mark. The numeric keypad's decimal key can enter a comma or period, depending on locale and software.
Where did this neutral key mark come from?
Different number formats use different decimal marks.
ISO/IEC 9995-7, a keyboard-symbol standard, assigned the neutral mark in its 1994 edition. Its keyboard symbols connect to ISO 7000, the international system for equipment symbols; Unicode later included the character among keyboard marks.
Part of the collection
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Can ⎖ replace a decimal point in a number?
No. It labels the keypad function; use the locale's actual decimal mark in the number.
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How to type or find ⎖
- Also called
- decimal key symbol · keypad decimal symbol
- Search it as
- decimal key · decimal separator · keypad decimal · keypad comma · keypad period
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
⎖CSS
\2396Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⎖
HTML hex
⎖
CSS content
content: "\2396";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%8E%96
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On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.