U+2206 "∆" Increment Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
∆
U+2206 "∆" Increment is a mathematical symbol that represents a finite change or difference in a quantity, commonly used in calculus and physics to denote an increment, such as in the expression ∆x for a change in x. It visually resembles a capital Greek letter Delta and is distinct from the similar-looking Greek letter Δ (U+0394) used in alphabetic writing.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2206 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Increment |
| Block | Mathematical Operators |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ∆ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ∆ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x88 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2206 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002206 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2206 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Pattern Syntax | Yes |
| Math | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |