U+27E4 · Math symbol
LaTeX
\whitesquaretickleft
White Square With Leftwards Tick Symbol ⟤
⟤ is white square with leftwards tick, U+27E4 — \whitesquaretickleft in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 3.2, and Unicode files it under Math symbol.
Also known as
- was always (modal operator)
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+27E4 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⟤ | |
| HTML decimal | ⟤ | |
| CSS | \27E4 | |
| JavaScript | \u{27E4} | |
| Python | \U000027E4 | |
| Java / C# | \u27E4 | |
| Rust | \u{27e4} | |
| Swift | \u{27E4} | |
| PHP | \u{27E4} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%9F%A4 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9F A4 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 27E4 | |
| Base64 | 4p+k | |
| Decimal | 10212 | |
| LaTeX | \whitesquaretickleft | |
| 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 tick characters
Unicode names 4 characters ending in “tick”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.
Nearby in Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A
Overflow from the main operator block — extra brackets, angle marks and logic symbols that arrived after Mathematical Operators was closed.
How to type ⟤
| Windows | Type 27E4 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “white square with leftwards tick” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 27e4, 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 ⟤ white square with leftwards tick symbol?
- On Windows, type 27E4 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 27e4. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⟤?
- White Square With Leftwards Tick is U+27E4 and in LaTeX as \whitesquaretickleft. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⟤?
- White Square With Leftwards Tick is filed under Math symbol in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A 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.