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 |