What ⫁ means
It marks a specialized subset relation.
A subset is a collection whose members all belong to another collection. The multiplication mark below makes this a specialized relation; its exact algebraic reading depends on the notation system.
In ISOAMS mathematical typesetting tables, its entity name is submult—a text label that stands for the character.
Why can ⫁ appear as ?
Right-to-left text can mirror it.
Unicode's bidirectional text rules pair ⫁ with the superset form for right-to-left layout. The display can change direction while the encoded character remains ⫁.
A specialized relation sign for mathematical notation.
Keep the lower multiplication mark; it distinguishes this operator.
Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Can I write ⫁ in HTML?
Yes. Use the named entity ⫁ or the hexadecimal reference ⫁.
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How to type or find ⫁
- Also called
- submult
- Search it as
- subset multiplication symbol · subset sign with multiplication below · submult HTML entity · ⫁ meaning
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
⫁\2AC1Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.