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Per sign

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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").[1][2]

Unicode

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

See also

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References

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  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)