U+29F8 "⧸" Big Solidus Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⧸
U+29F8 "⧸" Big Solidus is a typographical symbol representing a large forward slash, used primarily in mathematical notation to indicate division, a ratio, or a fraction where a standard slash might be too small or lack visual weight. It can also appear in set theory and other technical fields to denote a binary operation or a separating element within expressions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+29F8 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Big Solidus |
| Block | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | "⧹" U+29F9 Big Reverse Solidus |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⧸ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⧸ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xA7 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x29F8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000029F8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u29f8 |
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 |