What ⚟ means
⚟ is the three lines converging left. Unicode classifies it as an “other symbol” — Unicode's shelf for signs that are neither maths, money nor punctuation and files it in the Miscellaneous Symbols block; this site shelves it under Stars & signs.
Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.
How it is encoded
⚟ is a single code point, U269F. In HTML that is ⚟, and in CSS \269F.
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
- background speech symbol · background speaking · closed-caption mark · Japanese TV caption symbol · ARIB 9389
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
⚟CSS
\269FCodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⚟
HTML hex
⚟
CSS content
content: "\269F";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%9A%9F
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.