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⫚

pitchfork with tee top

Pitchfork with tee top

⫚ is a formal math symbol whose exact operation depends on the notation using it. ISO 9573-13 materials call it “topfork”; the named entity ⫚ is recorded for markup.

Text symbol

What ⫚ means

The formula’s own definitions settle how to read it. As of 2026-09-05, standards references assign ⫚ no operation independent of its notation.

ISO 9573-13 records “topfork” as an entity name for ⫚. The topfork HTML entity ⫚ is recorded for markup.

When ⫚ appears in a formula, follow the definitions used by that document.

Questions people ask

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 or find ⫚

Also called: topfork
Search it as: ⫚ meaning · pitchfork symbol · topfork HTML entity · U+2ADA
Shows up in: Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

Windows (Word)

⎇Alt+XType 2ADA, then AltX 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 “pitchfork with tee top”.

Linux

⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 2ada, then Enter or Space.

HTML

⫚

CSS

\2ADA

Codes and encoding1 code points

HTML decimal

⫚

HTML hex

⫚

CSS content

content: "\2ADA";

Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.

URL encoded

%E2%AB%9A

On screen

Code points

JS .length

UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

Families this belongs to

Maths & numbers1,835 symbols

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