U+2313 · Other symbol
HTML entity
⌓
LaTeX
\profsurf
Segment Symbol ⌓
⌓ is segment, U+2313. Unicode also records it as “position of a surface”. It was added in Unicode 1.1, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.
Also known as
- position of a surface
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+2313 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⌓ | |
| HTML decimal | ⌓ | |
| CSS | \2313 | |
| JavaScript | \u{2313} | |
| Python | \U00002313 | |
| Java / C# | \u2313 | |
| Rust | \u{2313} | |
| Swift | \u{2313} | |
| PHP | \u{2313} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%8C%93 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 8C 93 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 2313 | |
| Base64 | 4oyT | |
| Decimal | 8979 | |
| HTML entity | ⌓ | |
| LaTeX | \profsurf | |
| 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 Miscellaneous Technical
Symbols from engineering, electronics and computing: APL operators, keyboard keys, dentistry and cartography marks. The ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ ⏎ keys people paste into shortcut documentation live here.
How to type ⌓
| Windows | Type 2313 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “segment” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2313, 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 ⌓ segment symbol?
- On Windows, type 2313 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2313. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⌓?
- Segment is U+2313, written in HTML as ⌓ and in LaTeX as \profsurf. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⌓?
- Segment is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Technical 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.