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U+2038 CARET

General Punctuation · Other punctuation

NameCARET
Code pointU+2038
Decimal8248
BlockGeneral Punctuation
CategoryOther punctuation (Po)
UTF-8E2 80 B8
UTF-162038
UTF-3200002038
HTML‸ ‸
CSS\2038
JavaScript\u2038
Python\u2038
URL-encoded%E2%80%B8

Frequently asked questions

What is the character U+2038?

U+2038 ‸ is officially named CARET. It belongs to the General Punctuation block and the category Other punctuation.

How do I type ‸?

Windows (Word, WordPad): type 2038, then press Alt+X. Linux (GTK/IBus): Ctrl+Shift+U 2038, then Space. macOS: enable the “Unicode Hex Input” keyboard, hold Option and type 2038. Or simply copy it from this page.

How do I write ‸ in HTML?

As a numeric character reference ‸ (decimal) or ‸ (hexadecimal). In UTF-8 documents you can also insert the character directly.

How is ‸ encoded in UTF-8?

In UTF-8 the character takes 3 bytes: E2 80 B8. In UTF-16: 2038.

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