U+211E · Other symbol
HTML entity
℞
Prescription Take Symbol ℞
℞ is prescription take, U+211E. Unicode also records it as “recipe”. It was added in Unicode 1.1, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.
Also known as
- recipe
- cross ratio
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+211E | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ℞ | |
| HTML decimal | ℞ | |
| CSS | \211E | |
| JavaScript | \u{211E} | |
| Python | \U0000211E | |
| Java / C# | \u211E | |
| Rust | \u{211e} | |
| Swift | \u{211E} | |
| PHP | \u{211E} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%84%9E | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 84 9E | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 211E | |
| Base64 | 4oSe | |
| Decimal | 8478 | |
| 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.
Nearby in Letterlike Symbols
Characters built out of letters but treated as symbols — ℃ ℉ №, the trademark and service marks, and the script and blackletter letters that mathematics uses as distinct variables. Most normalise back to plain letters, which is worth knowing before pasting one into a password field.
How to type ℞
| Windows | Type 211E then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “prescription take” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 211e, 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 ℞ prescription take symbol?
- On Windows, type 211E and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 211e. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ℞?
- Prescription Take is U+211E, written in HTML as ℞. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ℞?
- Prescription Take is filed under Other symbol in the Letterlike Symbols 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.