U+2298 "⊘" Circled Division Slash Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2298 "⊘" Circled Division Slash is a mathematical symbol that represents a division operation enclosed within a circle, often used to denote the negative of a division, a placeholder for a forbidden operation, or the empty set in certain mathematical contexts, though it is less common than the similar "∅" or the standard division sign "÷". It can also appear in engineering or notation systems to indicate a type of division or a specific operator in algebraic structures.

General Properties

Code Point U+2298
Version Added 1.1
Name Circled Division Slash
Block Mathematical Operators
General Category Math Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Mirrored Yes
Mirrored Character "⦸" U+29B8 Circled Reverse Solidus

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⊘
HTML Hex Encoding ⊘
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0x8A 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2298
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002298
C/C++/Java Escape \u2298

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