White Concave-Sided Diamond with Leftwards Tick ⟢
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 depicts the official name WHITE CONCAVE-SIDED DIAMOND WITH LEFTWARDS TICK. The name contains shape tokens such as DIAMOND and a mark token in LEFTWARDS TICK; these signals are common in orthography and typography to describe form and function, where a DIAMOND indicates a geometric sign and a TICK marks a gesture or note. A WHITE CONCAVE-SIDED qualifier suggests a specific visual geometry that helps readers distinguish similar signs in diagrams or math notation. In general terms, such tokens guide readers about shape, orientation, and emphasis in scholarly typography. 2–3 practical usage contexts follow from the character’s information: in scholarly dictionaries and grammars, the symbol appears in entries describing symbols and conventions; in educational primers, it helps learners recognize variant marks and their typographic roles; in archival transcription and paleography, it serves as a precise sign in historical typesetting and scholarly editions of mathematical texts. Cross‑platform appearance may vary; ensure accessibility tools announce the intended name clearly.
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Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+27E2 - General Category:
Sm - Age:
3.2 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
E2 9F A2 - UTF-16:
27E2 - UTF-32:
000027E2 - HTML dec:
⟢ - HTML hex:
⟢ - JS escape:
\u27E2 - Python \N{}:
\N{WHITE CONCAVE-SIDED DIAMOND WITH LEFTWARDS TICK} - Python \u:
\u27E2 - Python \U:
\U000027E2 - URL-encoded:
%E2%9F%A2 - CSS escape:
\27E2
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+27E2 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.