Per sign

⅌
Per sign
In UnicodeU+214C ⅌ PER SIGN
Different from
Different fromU+0025 % PERCENT SIGN (%)
Related
See alsoU+2030 ‰ PER MILLE SIGN
U+2031 ‱ PER TEN THOUSAND SIGN (Basis point)
The symbol used in an English book from 1837

The per sign ⅌ is a rare symbol used to indicate a ratio. In English, it can replace the word "per" in phrases such as miles per hour ("miles ⅌ hour").

Unicode

The Unicode code point is U+214C ⅌ PER SIGN. The symbol does not appear in the ASCII set.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Additional information on the Per sign", pages 3 and 4 of "Additional Mathematical and Letterlike Characters"
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 1 April 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Webster, Noah (1886). "VII. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.". Webster's complete dictionary of the English language. University of California Libraries. London : George Bell & Sons. p. 1782. ⅌ Per; as, sheep $4 ⅌ head.