U+29C4 · Math symbol
HTML entity
⧄
LaTeX
\boxdiag
Squared Rising Diagonal Slash Symbol ⧄
⧄ is squared rising diagonal slash, U+29C4 — \boxdiag in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 3.2, and Unicode files it under Math symbol.
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+29C4 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⧄ | |
| HTML decimal | ⧄ | |
| CSS | \29C4 | |
| JavaScript | \u{29C4} | |
| Python | \U000029C4 | |
| Java / C# | \u29C4 | |
| Rust | \u{29c4} | |
| Swift | \u{29C4} | |
| PHP | \u{29C4} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A7%84 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A7 84 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 29C4 | |
| Base64 | 4qeE | |
| Decimal | 10692 | |
| HTML entity | ⧄ | |
| LaTeX | \boxdiag | |
| 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.
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 slash characters
Unicode names 6 characters ending in “slash”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.
Nearby in Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B
Brackets, fences and operators for advanced notation — the ceiling and floor variants, angle brackets and the many circled and squared operators.
All 128 characters in Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B →
How to type ⧄
| Windows | Type 29C4 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “squared rising diagonal slash” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 29c4, 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 ⧄ squared rising diagonal slash symbol?
- On Windows, type 29C4 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 29c4. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⧄?
- Squared Rising Diagonal Slash is U+29C4, written in HTML as ⧄ and in LaTeX as \boxdiag. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⧄?
- Squared Rising Diagonal Slash is filed under Math symbol in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B 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.