U+2061 "" Function Application Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+2061 "" Function Application is an invisible formatting character used in mathematical and scientific notation to indicate that a function should be applied to its following argument without any visible spacing or operator. It is typically employed in plain text to distinguish, for example, the multiplication of variables from the application of a function like sin or f, ensuring that sequences such as "sin x" are correctly interpreted as the sine function applied to x rather than a multiplication of variables. This character helps maintain semantic accuracy in digital text, particularly when rendering complex formulas or programming contexts where implicit function application needs explicit marking.
General Properties
Code Point
U+2061
Name
Function Application
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
⁡
HTML Hex Encoding
⁡
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x81 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2061
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002061
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2061
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common