U+2ADC · Math symbol
LaTeX
\forks
Forking Symbol ⫝̸
⫝̸ is forking, U+2ADC — \forks in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 3.2, and Unicode files it under Math symbol.
Also known as
- not independent
What Unicode says about ⫝̸
an equational logic symbol, not a computing science symbol
non-independence (original concept) is related to forking
— annotation from the Unicode Standard, NamesList.txt
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+2ADC | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⫝̸ | |
| HTML decimal | ⫝̸ | |
| CSS | \2ADC | |
| JavaScript | \u{2ADC} | |
| Python | \U00002ADC | |
| Java / C# | \u2ADC | |
| Rust | \u{2adc} | |
| Swift | \u{2ADC} | |
| PHP | \u{2ADC} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%AB%9C | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 AB 9C | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 2ADC | |
| Base64 | 4quc | |
| Decimal | 10972 | |
| LaTeX | \forks | |
| Decomposes to | ⫝̸ | |
| Category | Math symbol (Sm) | |
| Introduced | Unicode 3.2 | |
Will ⫝̸ survive being pasted?
- Normalisation. No. Anything that applies NFKC — search indexes, usernames, domain names, programming identifiers — rewrites ⫝̸ as
⫝̸. Safe for display, not for storage. - 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.
Nearby in Supplemental Mathematical Operators
A second full block of operators: n-ary forms, integrals with modifiers, and the dense family of comparison relations that differ only in the slant or stroke of the equals bar.
How to type ⫝̸
| Windows | Type 2ADC then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “forking” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2adc, press Enter |
| HTML | ⫝̸ |
About Unicode’s Math symbol category
Unicode classifies this as a mathematical symbol, which means software that lays out formulas treats it as an operator or relation and gives it spacing accordingly, rather than setting it tight against its neighbours like a letter.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I type the ⫝̸ forking symbol?
- On Windows, type 2ADC and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2adc. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⫝̸?
- Forking is U+2ADC and in LaTeX as \forks. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- Will ⫝̸ survive being pasted anywhere?
- Not always. Forking is a compatibility character: any system that applies Unicode NFKC normalisation — search indexes, usernames, identifiers — replaces it with ⫝̸. Use it for display, not where text is normalised.