U+2797 "➗" Heavy Division Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
➗
U+2797 "➗" Heavy Division Sign is a typographic variant of the standard division symbol (÷), designed with a thicker, bolder stroke for increased visual weight and emphasis in digital text and graphical interfaces. Unlike the mathematical operator, which is primarily used for arithmetic expressions, this heavy version is often employed in decorative, symbolic, or user interface contexts, such as marking a division action button in software or highlighting a separation or split in visual layouts. It was added to the Unicode Standard as part of the Dingbats block, where it serves a more aesthetic than functional mathematical purpose, commonly appearing in emoji sets and stylized typography.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2797 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Heavy Division Sign |
| Block | Dingbats |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ➗ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ➗ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x9E 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2797 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002797 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2797 |