U+22C1 · Math symbol
HTML entity
⋁
LaTeX
\bigvee
N-Ary Logical Or Symbol ⋁
⋁ is n-ary logical or, U+22C1 — \bigvee in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 1.1, and Unicode files it under Math symbol.
What Unicode says about ⋁
also used to denote the existential quantifier
— annotation from the Unicode Standard, NamesList.txt
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+22C1 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⋁ | |
| HTML decimal | ⋁ | |
| CSS | \22C1 | |
| JavaScript | \u{22C1} | |
| Python | \U000022C1 | |
| Java / C# | \u22C1 | |
| Rust | \u{22c1} | |
| Swift | \u{22C1} | |
| PHP | \u{22C1} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%8B%81 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 8B 81 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 22C1 | |
| Base64 | 4ouB | |
| Decimal | 8897 | |
| HTML entity | ⋁ | |
| LaTeX | \bigvee | |
| Category | Math symbol (Sm) | |
| 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 logical characters
Unicode names 14 characters ending in “logical”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.
Nearby in Mathematical Operators
The operators mathematics and programming share — set theory, logic, calculus, comparison. Almost every character here has a LaTeX command, which is usually the fastest way to name the one you mean.
How to type ⋁
| Windows | Type 22C1 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “n-ary logical or” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 22c1, 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 ⋁ n-ary logical or symbol?
- On Windows, type 22C1 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 22c1. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⋁?
- N-Ary Logical Or is U+22C1, written in HTML as ⋁ and in LaTeX as \bigvee. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⋁?
- N-Ary Logical Or is filed under Math symbol in the Mathematical Operators block, and was introduced in Unicode 1.1. 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.