Technical information

Symbol
NameRadioactive sign
Unicode numberU+2622
CategoryWarning signs
DescriptionThe Unicode character ☢, or U+2622, is known as the "Radioactive Sign". It belongs to the "Miscellaneous Symbols" block and falls under the "Symbol, Other" category in the Unicode standard. This character is a graphic representation of the international symbol for radioactivity. The symbol consists of a circle with three equidistant blades or rays emanating from the center, indicating the emission of radiation. It is commonly used to signify radioactive materials, hazards, or areas where radiation is present. The specific appearance and usage of this character can depend on the system and application it's being used in.

Encoding

HTML Entity☢
HTML Entity (hex)☢
URL Escape Code%E2%98%A2
UTF-8 (hex)0xE2 0x98 0xA2
UTF-8 (binary)11100010:10011000:10100010
UTF-160x2622
UTF-320x00002622

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u2622"
CSS Code\2622
JavaScript"\u2622"
Perl\x{2622}
Python 2u"\u2622"
Python 3\u2622
Ruby\u{2622}

Preview

This Unicode character looks like this ☢ in sentence and in bold like this and in italic like this .

Font size:

12px
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28px
36px
48px
72px

CSS Property: font-weight

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HTML Forms and Input

input
disabled input
input-group
select
button
button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#9762;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\2622";
}

The symbol in different fonts

-apple-system
Apple Color Emoji
Arial
BlinkMacSystemFont
Courier New
Georgia
Droid Sans
Helvetica
Noto Sans
Oxygen
Roboto
"Segoe UI"
sans-serif
Segoe UI Emoji
Segoe UI Symbol
system-ui
Times New Roman
Ubuntu
Verdana

References