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Per mille sign
U+2030 · General Punctuation
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Meaning and uses
The per mille sign, which means per thousand, as in 0.5‰. It is used for blood alcohol limits, the saltiness of seawater and other small proportions.
Unicode details
‰ is the Unicode character named PER MILLE SIGN, code point U+2030, in the General Punctuation block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as punctuation (general category Po).
It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.
| Unicode name | PER MILLE SIGN |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2030 |
| Block | General Punctuation |
| Added | Unicode 1.1 (1993) |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 80 B0 |
| UTF-16 | 2030 |
| HTML | ‰ or ‰ |
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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 2030 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 “per mille sign”.
- On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 2030, then Space or Enter.
- In HTML, use
‰or‰. In a CSScontentproperty, use"\2030".