U+2394 · Other symbol
LaTeX
\hexagon
Software-Function Symbol Symbol ⎔
⎔ is software-function symbol, U+2394 — \hexagon in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 3.0, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+2394 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⎔ | |
| HTML decimal | ⎔ | |
| CSS | \2394 | |
| JavaScript | \u{2394} | |
| Python | \U00002394 | |
| Java / C# | \u2394 | |
| Rust | \u{2394} | |
| Swift | \u{2394} | |
| PHP | \u{2394} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%8E%94 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 8E 94 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 2394 | |
| Base64 | 4o6U | |
| Decimal | 9108 | |
| LaTeX | \hexagon | |
| Category | Other symbol (So) | |
| Introduced | Unicode 3.0 | |
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.
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 2394 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “software-function symbol” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2394, 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 ⎔ software-function symbol symbol?
- On Windows, type 2394 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2394. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⎔?
- Software-Function Symbol is U+2394 and in LaTeX as \hexagon. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⎔?
- Software-Function Symbol is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Technical block, and was introduced in Unicode 3.0. 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.