What ⧷ means
⧷ is the reverse solidus with horizontal stroke. Unicode classifies it as a mathematical symbol and files it in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block; this site shelves it under Maths.
Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.
How it is encoded
⧷ is a single code point, U+29F7. In HTML that is ⧷, and in CSS \29F7.
Don't confuse it with
4Questions 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.
How to type ⧷
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 29F7, 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 “reverse solidus with horizontal stroke”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 29f7, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⧷CSS
\29F7Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⧷
HTML hex
⧷
CSS content
content: "\29F7";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%A7%B7
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.