Unicode/List of useful symbols

This page is intended to supply a list of some useful symbols separated by topic so they can be found quickly without the need to search in the Unicode reference tables.

Mathematical
Mathematical Alphanumeric Small Letters /Algebraic Letters

𝑐 1d450 algebraic letter c

𝑑 1d451 algebraic letter d

𝑒 1d452 algebraic letter e

𝑓 1d453 algebraic letter f

𝑔 1d454 algebraic letter g

𝑘 1d458 algebraic letter k

𝑙 1d459 algebraic letter l

𝑠 1d460 algebraic letter s

𝑡 1d461 algebraic letter t

𝑢 1d462 algebraic letter u

𝑣 1d463 algebraic letter v

𝑤 1d464 algebraic letter w

𝑥 1d465 algebraic letter x

𝑦 1d466 algebraic letter y

𝑧 1d467 algebraic letter z

Unary operators

 * √ 221A radic, Sqrt, radical, square root
 * ∛ 221B cube root
 * ∜ 221C fourth root
 * ± 00B1 plus or minus
 * ∓ 2213 minus or plus
 * ′ 2032 prime, derivative
 * ″ 2033 Prime, double prime
 * ‴ 2034 tprime, triple prime
 * ∏ 220F N-ary product
 * ∑ 2211 N-ary summation

Binary operators

 * − 2212 minus
 * × 00D7 multiplication sign
 * ⋅ 22C5 dot operator
 * ∕ 2215 division slash
 * ÷ 00f7 division sign

Relationships

 * ∝ 221D prop, propto, Proportional, vprop, varpropto, proportional to
 * ∣ 2223 divides
 * ∤ 2224 does not divide
 * ≃ 2243 asymptotically equal to
 * ≄ 2244 not asymptotically equal to
 * ≅ 2245 approximately equal to
 * ≆ 2246 approximately but not actually equal to
 * ≇ 2247 neither approximately nor actually equal to
 * ≈ 2248 almost equal to
 * ≉ 2249 not almost equal to
 * ≜ 225C trie, triangleq, delta equal to
 * ≝ 225D equal to by definition
 * ≟ 225F equest, checked equal to
 * ≠ 2260 ne, NotEqual, not equal to
 * ≡ 2261 equiv, Congruent, equivalent to
 * ≤ 2264 less-than or equal to
 * ≥ 2265 greater-than or equal to
 * ≪ 226A much less than
 * ≫ 226B much greater than

Calculus, Vector Calculus, Differential Equations

 * ∞ 221E infinity
 * ∂ 2202 partial differential
 * ∫ 222B integral
 * ∬ 222C double integral
 * ∭ 222D triple integral
 * ⨌ 2A0C quadruple integral
 * ∮ 222E contour integral
 * ∯ 222F surface integral
 * ∰ 2230 volume integral
 * ∱ 2231 clockwise integral
 * ∲ 2232 clockwise contour integral
 * ∳ 2233 anticlockwise contour integral
 * ∇ 2207 nabla, Del, backward difference, gradient

Sets

 * ⊂ 2282 subset, included in, proper subset
 * ⊃ 2283 superset, includes, proper superset
 * ⊆ 2286 subset of or equal to
 * ⊇ 2287 superset or equal to
 * ⊄ 2284 notin set
 * ∩ 2229 intersection
 * ∪ 222A union
 * ∈ 2208 isin, isinv, Element, in, element of (large symbol)
 * ∊ 220A element of (small symbol)
 * ∉ 2209 notin, NotElement, notinva, not element of
 * ∋ 220B niv, ReverseElement, ni, SuchThat, contains as member (large symbol)
 * ∍ 220D contains as member (small symbol)
 * ∌ 220C notni, notniva, NotReverseElement, does not contain as member
 * ∅ 2205 empty, emptyset, emptyv, varnothing, empty set

Geometry

 * ∠ 2220 ang, angle
 * ∡ 2221 angmsd, measured angle
 * ∢ 2222 spherical angle
 * ⟂ 27C2 perpendicular to
 * ∟ 221F right angle

Logic

 * ¬ 00AC Logical NOT
 * ∧ 2227 Logical AND
 * ∨ 2228 Logical OR
 * ∎ 220E End of proof
 * ∴ 2234 THEREFORE                            , there4, therefore, Therefore
 * ∵ 2235 BECAUSE                              , becaus, because, Because
 * ∀ 2200 FOR ALL                              , forall, for all, ForAll
 * ∃ 2203 THERE EXISTS                         , exists, exist, Exists
 * ∄ 2204 THERE DOES NOT EXIST                 , nexist, nexists, NotExists

Superscript and Subscript Numbers

 * ⁰ 2070 superscript zero
 * ¹ 00B9 superscript one
 * ² 00B2 superscript two
 * ³ 00B3 superscript three
 * ⁴ 2074 superscript four
 * ⁵ 2075 superscript five
 * ⁶ 2076 superscript six
 * ⁷ 2077 superscript seven
 * ⁸ 2078 superscript eight
 * ⁹ 2079 superscript nine
 * ₀ 2080 subscript zero
 * ₁ 2081 subscript one
 * ₂ 2082 subscript two
 * ₃ 2083 subscript three
 * ₄ 2084 subscript four
 * ₅ 2085 subscript five
 * ₆ 2086 subscript six
 * ₇ 2087 subscript seven
 * ₈ 2088 subscript eight
 * ₉ 2089 subscript nine

Mathematical typography

 * ⋮ 22EE vellip, vertical ellipsis
 * ⋯ 22EF hellip, horizontal ellipsis
 * ⋰ 22F0 utdot, rising dots, up right diagonal ellipsis
 * ⋱ 22F1 dtdot, falling dots, down right diagonal ellipsis
 * ⟨ 27E8, left angle bracket
 * ⟩ 27E9, right angle bracket
 * ° 00B0 degree

Other

 * θ 03B8 Greek small letter theta
 * μ 03BC Greek small letter mu
 * π 03C0 Greek small letter pi
 * ℂ 2102 Complex numbers
 * ℍ 210D Hyperbolic plane, quaternions
 * ℓ 2113 Small script letter L, litre.
 * ℕ 2115 Natural numbers
 * ℙ 2119 Prime numbers
 * ℚ 211A Rational numbers
 * ℝ 211D Real numbers
 * ℤ 2124 Integers
 * 𝕆 1D546 Octonions

Meteorology and astronomy

 * ☁ 2601 cloud
 * ☇ 2607 lightning
 * ☂ 2602 umbrella
 * ☔ 2614 umbrella with rain drops
 * ☈ 2608 thunderstorm
 * ☉ 2609 sun
 * ☼ 263C white sun with rays
 * ☀ 2600 black sun with rays
 * ☽ 263D first quarter moon
 * ☾ 263E last quarter moon
 * ☿ 263F Mercury
 * ♀ 2640 female sign, Venus
 * ♁ 2641 Earth
 * ♂ 2642 male sign, Mars
 * ♃ 2643 Jupiter
 * ♄ 2644 Saturn
 * ⛢ 26E2 Astronomical Symbol for Uranus
 * ♅ 2645 Astrological Symbol for Uranus
 * ♆ 2646 Neptune
 * ♇ 2647 Pluto
 * ⚳ 26B3 Ceres
 * ⚷ 26B7 Chiron
 * ♈ 2648 constellation Aries
 * ♓ 2653 constellation Pisces
 * ♋ 264B constellation Cancer
 * ⛄ 26C4 snowman without snow (light snow)
 * ⛅ 26C5 sun behind cloud (partly cloudy)
 * ⛆ 26C6 rain
 * ⛇ 26C7 black snowman (heavy snow)
 * ⛈ 26C8 thunder cloud and rain
 * ❄ 2744 snowflake
 * &#x1f300; 1F300 cyclone, typhoon
 * &#x1f301; 1F301 foggy
 * &#x1f302; 1F302 closed umbrella
 * &#x1f30c; 1F30C Milky Way
 * &#x1f311; 1F311 new moon
 * &#x1f313; 1F313 first quarter moon
 * &#x1f315; 1F315 full moon
 * &#x1f317; 1F317 last quarter moon
 * &#x1f319; 1F319 crescent moon
 * &#x1f320; 1F320 shooting star

Physics

 * &#x0127; 0127 reduced Planck constant
 * &#x019b; 019B reduced wavelength
 * &#x03a8; 03A8 Greek capital letter psi
 * &#x03bb; 03BB Greek small letter lambda
 * &#x03bd; 03BD Greek small letter nu
 * &#x03c8; 03C8 Greek small letter psi
 * &#x03c9; 03C9 Greek small letter omega

Chemistry

 * &#x21cc; 21CC equilibrium sign

Engineering

 * ⌭ 232D cylindricity (drafting)
 * Ω 2126 omega, ohm
 * ℄ 2104 Centerline symbol
 * ﹊ FE4A overline dashes
 * ﹎ FE4E underline dashes

IEC 60417&#x202f;/&#x202f;IEEE 1621 power symbols

 * ⏻ 23FB Power
 * ⏼ 23FC Toggle power
 * ⏽ 23FD Power on
 * ⭘ 2B58 Power off
 * ⏾ 23FE Sleep mode

Currency

 * ₳ 20B3 Austral
 * &#x0e3f; 0E3F Baht
 * ৲ 09F2 Bengali Rupee
 * ৳ 09F3 Bengali Rupee
 * &#x20bf; 20BF Bitcoin
 * &#x00a2; 00A2 Cent
 * ￠ FFE0 Cent, fullwidth
 * ₡ 20A1 Colon
 * &#xa4;  00A4 Currency
 * &#x24;  0024 Dollar
 * ＄ FF04 Dollar, fullwidth
 * ₫ 20AB Dong
 * ₯ 20AF Drachma
 * &#x20ac; 20AC Euro
 * ₠ 20A0 Euro-currency
 * ₣ 20A3 Franc
 * ₲ 20B2 Guarani
 * ૱ 0AF1 Gujarati Rupee
 * &#x20b4; 20B4 Hryvnia
 * &#x20b9; 20B9 Indian Rupee
 * ₭ 20AD Kip
 * &#x20a4; 20A4 Lira
 * ₶ Livre Tournois
 * ₥ 20A5 Mill
 * ₦ 20A6 Naira
 * &#x20aa; 20AA New Shekel
 * ₰ 20B0 Penny
 * ₧ 20A7 Peseta
 * &#x20b1; 20B1 Peso
 * &#x00a3; 00A3 Pound (Sterling)
 * ￡ FFE1 Pound (Sterling), fullwidth
 * ﷼ FDFC Rial
 * &#x20bd; 20BD Russian Ruble
 * ₨ 20A8 Rupee
 * ₷ Spesmilo
 * ௹ 0BF9 Tamil Rupee
 * &#x20ba; 20BA Turkish Lira
 * ₮ 20AE Tugrik
 * &#x20a9; 20A9 Won
 * ￦ FFE6 Won, fullwidth
 * &#x00a5; 00A5 Yen(Yuan)
 * ￥ FFE5 Yen (Yuan), fullwidth
 * ￥ FFE5 Yen (Yuan), fullwidth

Other

 * &#x2030; 2030 Per mille
 * &#x2031; 2031 Basis point, per ten thousand, permyriad
 * 💰 1F4B0 money bag
 * 💱 1F4B1 currency exchange
 * 💳 1F4B3 credit card
 * 📈 1F4C8 chart with upward trend
 * 📉 1F4C9 chart with downward trend

Music

 * &#x2669; 2669 quarter note
 * &#x266a; 266A eighth note
 * &#x266b; 266B beamed eighth notes
 * &#x266c; 266C beamed sixteenth notes
 * &#x266d; 266D music flat sign
 * &#x266e; 266E music natural sign
 * &#x266f; 266F music sharp sign
 * &#x1d106; 1D106 left repeat sign
 * &#x1d107; 1D107 right repeat sign
 * &#x1d110; 1D110 fermata
 * &#x1d11c; 1D11C six-string fretboard (tablature)
 * &#x1d11d; 1D11D four-string fretboard (tablature)
 * &#x1d11e; 1D11E G CLEF
 * &#x1d11f; 1D11F G CLEF OTTAVA ALTA
 * &#x1d120; 1D120 G CLEF OTTAVA BASSA
 * &#x1d121; 1D121 C CLEF
 * &#x1d122; 1D122 F CLEF
 * &#x1d123; 1D123 F CLEF OTTAVA ALTA
 * &#x1d124; 1D124 F CLEF OTTAVA BASSA
 * &#x1d125; 1D125 DRUM CLEF-1
 * &#x1d126; 1D126 SYMBOL DRUM CLEF-2
 * &#x1d1d0; 1D1D0 MUSICAL SYMBOL GREGORIAN C CLEF
 * &#x1d1d1; 1D1D1 GREGORIAN F CLEF
 * &#x1d12a; 1D12A double sharp
 * &#x1d12b; 1D12B double flat
 * &#x1d134; 1D134 common time

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 * &#x1d13b; 1D13B whole rest
 * &#x1d13c; 1D13C half rest
 * &#x1d13d; 1D13D quarter rest
 * &#x1d13e; 1D13E eighth rest
 * &#x1d13f; 1D13F sixteenth rest
 * &#x1d140; 1D140 thirty-second rest
 * &#x1d141; 1D141 sixty-fourth rest
 * &#x1d142; 1D142 one hundred twenty-eighth rest

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 * &#x1d15d; 1D15D whole note
 * 𝅗𝅥 1D15E half note
 * 𝅘𝅥 1D15F quarter note
 * 𝅘𝅥𝅮 1D160 eighth note
 * 𝅘𝅥𝅯 1D161 sixteenth note
 * 𝅘𝅥𝅰 1D162 thirty-second note
 * 𝅘𝅥𝅱 1D163 sixty-fourth note
 * 𝅘𝅥𝅲 1D164 one hundred twenty-eighth note

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 * &#x1d192; 1D192 crescendo
 * &#x1d193; 1D193 decrescendo
 * &#x1f3b5; 1F3B5 musical note
 * &#x1f3b6; 1F3B6 multiple musical notes
 * &#x1f3b8; 1F3B8 guitar
 * &#x1f3bb; 1F3BB violin
 * &#x1fa95; 1FA95 banjo

Food and drink

 * ☕ 2615 hot beverage
 * ⛾ 26FE restaurant
 * &#x1f345; 1F345 tomato
 * &#x1f34a; 1F34A tangerine
 * &#x1f34f; 1F34F green apple
 * &#x1f951; 1F951 avocado
 * &#x1f354; 1F354 hamburger
 * &#x1f355; 1F355 slice of pizza
 * &#x1f359; 1F359 rice ball
 * &#x1f35e; 1F35E bread
 * &#x1f363; 1F363 sushi
 * &#x1f368; 1F368 ice cream
 * &#x1f36d; 1F36D lollipop
 * &#x1f372; 1F372 pot of food
 * &#x1f377; 1F377 wine glass
 * &#x1f37c; 1F37C baby bottle
 * &#x1f353; 1F353 strawberry

Health and safety

 * ☠ 2620 skull and crossbones
 * ☡ 2621 caution sign (curves ahead on road)
 * ☢ 2622 radioactive sign (trefoil)
 * ☣ 2623 biohazard sign
 * ☤ 2624 caduceus
 * ☮ 262E peace symbol
 * ☯ 262F yin yang
 * ♿ 267F wheelchair symbol
 * ⚕ 2695 staff of Asclepius
 * ⚠ 26A0 warning sign
 * ⚡ 26A1 high voltage sign
 * ⛐ 26D0 sliding car
 * ⛨ 26E8 hospital
 * 💉 1F489 syringe
 * 💊 1F48A pill

Chess

 * ♔ 2654 white chess king
 * ♕ 2655 white chess queen
 * ♖ 2656 white chess rook
 * ♗ 2657 white chess bishop
 * ♘ 2658 white chess knight
 * ♙ 2659 white chess pawn


 * ♚ 265A black chess king
 * ♛ 265B black chess queen
 * ♜ 265C black chess rook
 * ♝ 265D black chess bishop
 * ♞ 265E black chess knight
 * ♟ 265F black chess pawn

Card games

 * ♠ 2660 black spade suit
 * ♡ 2661 white heart suit
 * ♢ 2662 white diamond suit
 * ♣ 2663 black club suit
 * ♤ 2664 white spade suit
 * ♥ 2665 black heart suit
 * ♦ 2666 black diamond suit
 * ♧ 2667 white club suit

Other

 * ⚽ 26BD soccer
 * ⚾ 26BE baseball
 * ⛷ 26F7 skier
 * &#x1f3ae; 1F3AE video game
 * &#x1f3b3; 1F3B3 bowling
 * &#x1f3bd; 1F3BD running shirt and sash
 * &#x1f3c0; 1F3C0 basketball
 * &#x1f3c3; 1F3C3 runner
 * &#x1f3c6; 1F3C6 trophy
 * &#x1f3c9; 1F3C9 rugby
 * &#x1F3F8; 1F3F8 badminton racquet and shuttlecock

Control Pictures

 * ␀ 2400 symbol for null
 * ␁ 2401 symbol for start of heading
 * ␂ 2402 symbol for start of text
 * ␃ 2403 symbol for end of text
 * ␄ 2404 symbol for end of transmission
 * ␅ 2405 symbol for enquiry
 * ␆ 2406 symbol for acknowledge
 * ␇ 2407 symbol for bell
 * ␈ 2408 symbol for backspace
 * ␉ 2409 symbol for horizontal tabulation
 * ␊ 240A symbol for line feed
 * ␋ 240B symbol for vertical tabulation

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 * ␌ 240C symbol for form feed
 * ␍ 240D symbol for carriage return
 * ␎ 240E symbol for shift out
 * ␏ 240F symbol for shift in
 * ␐ 2410 symbol for data link escape
 * ␑ 2411 symbol for device control one
 * ␒ 2412 symbol for device control two
 * ␓ 2413 symbol for device control three
 * ␔ 2414 symbol for device control four
 * ␕ 2415 symbol for negative acknowledge
 * ␖ 2416 symbol for synchronous idle

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 * ␗ 2417 symbol for end of transmission block
 * ␘ 2418 symbol for cancel
 * ␙ 2419 symbol for end of medium
 * ␚ 241A symbol for substitute
 * ␛ 241B symbol for escape
 * ␜ 241C symbol for separator (information separator one)
 * ␝ 241D symbol for group separator (information separator two)
 * ␞ 241E symbol for record separator (information separator three)
 * ␟ 241F symbol for unit separator (information separator four)
 * ␠ 2420 symbol for space
 * ␡ 2421 symbol for delete

Geometric Shapes

 * &#x25B3; 25B3 equilateral triangle
 * &#x22BF; 22BF right triangle
 * &#x2B1C; 2B1C square
 * &#x2662; 2662 lozenge, rhombus, diamond
 * &#x25AD; 25AD rectangle
 * &#x2B20; 2B20 pentagon
 * &#x2B21; 2B21 hexagon
 * &#x25CB; 25CB circle
 * &#x2B2D; 2B2D ellipse

Dingbats

 * ⏪ 23EA Black left-pointing double triangle
 * ⏩ 23E9 Black right-pointing double triangle
 * ⏫ 23EB Black up-pointing double triangle
 * ⏬ 23EC Black down-pointing double triangle
 * ⏭ 23ED Black right-pointing pointer double triangle with vertical bar
 * ⏮ 23EE Black left-pointing pointer double triangle with vertical bar
 * ► 25BA Black right-pointing pointer
 * ◄ 25C4 Black left-pointing pointer
 * ▲ 25B2 Black up-pointing triangle
 * ▼ 25BC Black down-pointing triangle
 * △ 25B3 White up-pointing triangle
 * ▽ 25BD White down-pointing triangle
 * ◉ 25C9 Fisheye
 * ◎ 25CE Bullseye
 * ✂ 2702 Black Scissors
 * ✄ 2704 White Scissors
 * ✅ 2705 White heavy check mark
 * ✓ 2713 Check mark
 * ✔ 2714 Heavy check mark
 * ✕ 2715 Multiplication
 * ✖ 2716 Heavy multiplication
 * ✗ 2717 Ballot X
 * ✘ 2718 Heavy ballot X
 * ❌ 274C Cross mark

Social Networking

 * 👍 1F44D Thumbs Up
 * 👎 1F44E Thumbs Down
 * ☺ 263A white smiley