U+2758 · Other symbol
HTML entity
❘
Light Vertical Bar Symbol ❘
❘ is light vertical bar. Write it in HTML as ❘ or paste the character directly. It was added in Unicode 1.1, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+2758 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ❘ | |
| HTML decimal | ❘ | |
| CSS | \2758 | |
| JavaScript | \u{2758} | |
| Python | \U00002758 | |
| Java / C# | \u2758 | |
| Rust | \u{2758} | |
| Swift | \u{2758} | |
| PHP | \u{2758} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%9D%98 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9D 98 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 2758 | |
| Base64 | 4p2Y | |
| Decimal | 10072 | |
| HTML entity | ❘ | |
| 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.
Other bar characters
Unicode names 24 characters ending in “bar”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.
Nearby in Dingbats
Zapf Dingbats, encoded character for character: ornamental stars, crosses, check marks, scissors and pointing hands. The check marks and crosses here are the ones most often pasted into documents and spreadsheets.
How to type ❘
| Windows | Type 2758 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “light vertical bar” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2758, 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 ❘ light vertical bar symbol?
- On Windows, type 2758 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2758. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ❘?
- Light Vertical Bar is U+2758, written in HTML as ❘. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ❘?
- Light Vertical Bar is filed under Other symbol in the Dingbats 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.