"∥" U+2225 Parallel To

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Unicode Data

The Unicode character U+2225, displayed as ∥ and named "Parallel To" is located in the Mathematical Operators block. This character was introduced in Unicode version 1.1 (1993). Find its HTML entities, UTF-8/UTF-16 encodings, hex values, and copy-paste details below.

Name:: Parallel To
Category:: Math Symbol
Block:: Mathematical Operators
Script:: Common
Bidirectional:: Other Neutrals
Mirrored:: No
Unicode Version:: Unicode 1.1

Character Encodings

HTML Entity - Named:

&par;

&parallel;

&DoubleVerticalBar;

&spar;

&shortparallel;

HTML Entity - Decimal:

∥

HTML Entity - Hex:

∥

Unicode:

U+2225;

Decimal:

8741

CSS:

\002225

Javascript:

\u2225

Perl:

\x{2225}

Ruby:

\u{2225}

Python:

u'\u2225'

UTF-8 Encoding:

E288A5

UTF-16 Encoding:

2225

UTF-32 Encoding:

00002225

Other Characters Based on - ∥ (U+2225)

Image	Browser	Unicode	Name
	∦	U+2226	Not Parallel To