U+2A00 "⨀" N-Ary Circled Dot Operator Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+2A00 "⨀" N-Ary Circled Dot Operator is a mathematical symbol representing a large circled dot, typically used in advanced notation to denote a binary operation performed over a set of elements, such as the element-wise or tensor-like product in algebra, or as a summation-like operator for cyclic or circular operations in group theory and logic. It belongs to the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block and is distinct from the similar-looking "asterisk operator" or "circled times", serving specifically as a n-ary operator that indicates repeated application of a circled dot operation across an index. This character is often employed in contexts like multi-dimensional matrices, quantum mechanics, or abstract algebraic structures where a generalized product over multiple operands is needed.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
⨀ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
⨀ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0xA8 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x2A00 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00002A00 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u2a00 |
Unicode Properties