What ⫛ means
It marks a transverse intersection. At the meeting point, the directions each shape follows (its tangent directions) must together cover every direction in the surrounding space. Two curves crossing at different slopes in a plane qualify; curves that merely touch in the same direction do not.
Is ⫛ the same as ?
They are distinct signs with a shared mathematical use. Unicode's character list links ⫛ to . Geometry texts also use for transverse intersections; follow the notation in your source.
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Does transverse mean perpendicular?
No. Together, the tangent directions must cover the surrounding space; they do not have to meet at a right angle.
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How to type or find ⫛
- Search it as
- transverse intersection · pitchfork sign · transversality · mlcp
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
⫛CSS
\2ADBLaTeX command for ⫛
With unicode-math, use \mlcp for ⫛.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⫛
HTML hex
⫛
CSS content
content: "\2ADB";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%AB%9B
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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.