Per sign
{{short description|Symbol used to indicate a ratio}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox symbol
|mark=⅌
|name=Per sign
|unicode={{unichar|214C|per sign|html=}}
|see also={{unichar|2030|per mille sign| nlink=}}
{{unichar|2031|per ten thousand sign| nlink=basis point}} (Basis point)
|different from = {{unichar|0025|percent sign|html=}}
}}
{{Distinguish|Percent sign|Weierstrass elliptic function}}
The per sign {{char|⅌}} 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")."Additional information on the Per sign", pages 3 and 4 of [http://unicode.org/L2/L2003/03194-math-letterlike.pdf "Additional Mathematical and Letterlike Characters"]{{Cite web |url=http://www.access.gpo.gov/styleman/2000/pdf/chap10.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 August 2023 |archive-date=1 April 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030401081454/http://www.access.gpo.gov/styleman/2000/pdf/chap10.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown }}
Unicode
The Unicode code point is {{unichar
| 214C
| Per sign
| size = 150%}}. The symbol does not appear in the ASCII set.
See also
References
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Category:Typographical symbols
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