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}}

File:Per sign.jpg

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

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Category:Typographical symbols

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