U+2226 "∦" Not Parallel To Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
∦
U+2226 "∦" Not Parallel To is a mathematical symbol used to denote that two lines, planes, or geometric objects are not parallel to each other in Euclidean geometry. It visually resembles the parallel symbol "∥" with a single forward slash or diagonal line crossing through both vertical bars, indicating negation. This character is part of the Mathematical Operators Unicode block and is commonly employed in geometry proofs, vector analysis, and algebraic contexts to explicitly state a lack of parallelism between two entities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2226 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Not Parallel To |
| Block | Mathematical Operators |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "∥" U+2225 Parallel To "̸" U+0338 Combining Long Solidus Overlay |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ∦ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ∦ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x88 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2226 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002226 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2226 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC 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 |