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⌖

position indicator

Position indicator

⌖ is a technical mark for a position or target, shaped like a crosshair. In engineering, it connects to “true position”: where a feature on a part is meant to sit. Sent alone, it gives a location or precision cue, but leaves the exact point to context.

Text symbol
Also called
true position
Search it as
crosshair · reticle · target · accuracy · position marker
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What ⌖ means

It marks a position or a point to aim at.

This crosshair symbol can stand for a reticle—the crosshair in an aiming sight—accuracy, or positional tolerance. In engineering, “true position” is where a feature on a part is meant to sit; positional tolerance is how far it may stray from that spot.

When ⌖ arrives alone, treat it as a technical location or targeting cue, not a reliable emotional reaction; ask what point the sender means.

Technical and diagrammatic; in ordinary chat it looks like a deliberate location or targeting mark, not a familiar reaction.

A lone ⌖ does not tell you which point the sender means.

Questions people ask

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Why does ⌖ show as a box?

It can. Fonts draw text symbols, and if the selected font cannot draw ⌖, the system may show a replacement box or leave a blank space.

How to type ⌖

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2316, 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 “position indicator”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2316, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⌖
CSS
\2316
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⌖
HTML hex
⌖
CSS content
content: "\2316";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%8C%96
1
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.

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