Infinity

Meaning and uses

The infinity sign, a sideways figure eight. It stands for something without end, in maths and in bios, where it often means forever.

Unicode details

∞ is the Unicode character named INFINITY, code point U+221E, in the Mathematical Operators block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a maths symbol (general category Sm).

It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.

Tap a code to copy it:

How to type ∞

• On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
• In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 221E and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ∞.
• On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “infinity”.
• On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 221e, then Space or Enter.
• In HTML, use ∞ or ∞. In a CSS content property, use "\221E".