U+2A5D · Math symbol
HTML entity
⩝
LaTeX
\midbarvee
Logical Or With Horizontal Dash Symbol ⩝
⩝ is logical or with horizontal dash. Write it in HTML as ⩝ or paste the character directly. It was added in Unicode 3.2, and Unicode files it under Math symbol.
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+2A5D | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⩝ | |
| HTML decimal | ⩝ | |
| CSS | \2A5D | |
| JavaScript | \u{2A5D} | |
| Python | \U00002A5D | |
| Java / C# | \u2A5D | |
| Rust | \u{2a5d} | |
| Swift | \u{2A5D} | |
| PHP | \u{2A5D} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A9%9D | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A9 9D | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 2A5D | |
| Base64 | 4qmd | |
| Decimal | 10845 | |
| HTML entity | ⩝ | |
| LaTeX | \midbarvee | |
| Category | Math symbol (Sm) | |
| Introduced | Unicode 3.2 | |
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.
Other dash characters
Unicode names 9 characters ending in “dash”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.
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 2A5D then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “logical or with horizontal dash” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2a5d, 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 ⩝ logical or with horizontal dash symbol?
- On Windows, type 2A5D and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2a5d. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⩝?
- Logical Or With Horizontal Dash is U+2A5D, written in HTML as ⩝ and in LaTeX as \midbarvee. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⩝?
- Logical Or With Horizontal Dash is filed under Math symbol in the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block, and was introduced in Unicode 3.2. 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.