Mathematical Falling Diagonal ⟍
Usage snapshot:
- Used in content written with the Common script; suitable for UI labels and body text.
- Appears in the Unicode block Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A.
History & usage: The character MATHEMATICAL FALLING DIAGONAL depicts a specific mathematical symbol by its official name. In the name, the tokens MATHEMATICAL and FALLING DIAGONAL function as signaling terms; FALLING DIAGONAL designates a slanted downwards stroke, a form that guides its use in mathematical notation and diagramming. The MATHEMATICAL qualifier marks its role within formal formulae and scholarly typesetting rather than everyday text. This combination informs typographers and editors about where the glyph belongs and how it should align with similar signs, formulas, and operators. In practice, editors consult dictionaries and grammars that document symbolic repertoires, educational primers that introduce notation, and scholarly editions that preserve archival conventions. Archival transcription projects may record the symbol to distinguish it from other diagonals or operators. Typographic revivals and specimen books often reproduce it to illustrate historical notation systems. For quick UI work, it can be used in calculators and formula editors to represent a diagonal relation or comparison operator in visual math tools. It remains important for accessibility and cross‑platform readability.
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Look‑alikes: \ (U+5C).
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Confusables
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+27CD - General Category:
Sm - Age:
6.1 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
E2 9F 8D - UTF-16:
27CD - UTF-32:
000027CD - HTML dec:
⟍ - HTML hex:
⟍ - JS escape:
\u27CD - Python \N{}:
\N{MATHEMATICAL FALLING DIAGONAL} - Python \u:
\u27CD - Python \U:
\U000027CD - URL-encoded:
%E2%9F%8D - CSS escape:
\27CD
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+27CD or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity ⟍ (hex) or ⟍ (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.