How do I type the ⍎ apl functional symbol down tack jot symbol?

On Windows, type 234E and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 234e. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.

What is the code for ⍎?

Apl Functional Symbol Down Tack Jot is U+234E. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.

What kind of character is ⍎?

Apl Functional Symbol Down Tack Jot is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Technical block, and was introduced in Unicode 1.1. Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.

U+234E · Other symbol

Apl Functional Symbol Down Tack Jot Symbol ⍎

⍎ is apl functional symbol down tack jot, U+234E. Unicode also records it as “up tack jot”. It was added in Unicode 1.1, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.

Also known as

up tack jot

Codes & technical data

Unicode	`U+234E`
HTML hex	`⍎`
HTML decimal	`⍎`
CSS	`\234E`
JavaScript	`\u{234E}`
Python	`\U0000234E`
Java / C#	`\u234E`
Rust	`\u{234e}`
Swift	`\u{234E}`
PHP	`\u{234E}`
URL encoded	`%E2%8D%8E`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 8D 8E`
UTF-16 bytes	`234E`
Base64	`4o2O`
Decimal	`9038`
Category	Other symbol (So)
Introduced	Unicode 1.1

Will ⍎ survive being pasted?

Normalisation. Yes. ⍎ is unchanged by NFKC, so it survives normalising systems intact.
Legacy encodings. ⍎ is Unicode-only — it has no Latin-1 equivalent, so a system stuck on an 8-bit encoding cannot represent it.
Size. 3 bytes in UTF-8. Character-limited fields — SMS, bios, some form validators — usually count bytes, not characters.

Unicode cross-references

The standard points readers of ⍎ at these characters — usually because they look alike, or because one is the correct choice where the other is often used by mistake.

⊥U+22A5up tack

Nearby in Miscellaneous Technical

Symbols from engineering, electronics and computing: APL operators, keyboard keys, dentistry and cartography marks. The ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ ⏎ keys people paste into shortcut documentation live here.

All 256 characters in Miscellaneous Technical →

How to type ⍎

Windows	Type `234E` then press `Alt`+`X`
macOS	Press `Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`Space`, then search for “apl functional symbol down tack jot”
Linux	Press `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, type `234e`, press `Enter`
HTML	`⍎`

About Unicode’s Other symbol category

Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.

Frequently asked questions

How do I type the ⍎ apl functional symbol down tack jot symbol?: On Windows, type 234E and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 234e. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
What is the code for ⍎?: Apl Functional Symbol Down Tack Jot is U+234E. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
What kind of character is ⍎?: Apl Functional Symbol Down Tack Jot is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Technical block, and was introduced in Unicode 1.1. Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.