U+232C "⌬" Benzene Ring Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⌬
U+232C "⌬" Benzene Ring is a graphic symbol representing the hexagonal structure of a benzene molecule, commonly used in organic chemistry notation. It depicts a hexagon with a circle inscribed inside, which serves as an alternative depiction of the delocalized pi electrons in the benzene ring, replacing the Kekulé structure of alternating single and double bonds. This symbol is part of the Miscellaneous Technical block in Unicode and is often employed in technical diagrams, chemical formulas, and educational materials to indicate the aromatic ring structure efficiently. Its standardized encoding allows chemists and document creators to insert this specialized glyph into digital text without relying on custom graphics or fonts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+232C |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Benzene Ring |
| Block | Miscellaneous Technical |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⌬ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⌬ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x8C 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x232C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000232C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u232c |
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 |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |