What ⧣ means
A specialist relation between scaled figures.
eparsl is the MathML entity name; the table supplies the technical gloss.
A Unicode proposal in 1998 requested research math and technical signs. A STIX/ISO proposal in 2000 included ⧣ in a broader repertoire for mathematical publishing.
Formal and highly technical; without context, its reading is unclear.
Do not use it as a decorative .
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
- eparsl · homothetically congruent · equal and parallel symbol
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
macOS
HTML
⧣CSS
\29E3Windows
In a Unicode hex-capable editor, enter 29E3 and run its conversion command.
HTML
Use the numeric reference
⧣.Linux (GTK)
Press CtrlShiftU, type 29e3, then Enter.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⧣
HTML hex
⧣
CSS content
content: "\29E3";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%A7%A3
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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.