Modifier Letter Circumflex Accent HTML entity &circ;

&circ; is the HTML entity for Modifier Letter Circumflex Accent ˆ (U+02C6). Copy ˆ, ˆ and the CSS, JavaScript, Python and URL escapes.

Entity: &circ;
Code point: U+02C6
Unicode name: MODIFIER LETTER CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT
Block: Spacing Modifier Letters
Category: Modifier letter (Lm)
Since: Unicode 1.1
Defined in: HTML 4.01 and HTML5

Codes to copy

HTML named	`&circ;`Works in HTML; in XML only & < > " ' are predefined.
HTML decimal	`ˆ`Works in HTML and XML.
HTML hex	`ˆ`Works in HTML and XML.
CSS	`content: "\2C6";`In a stylesheet, for ::before and ::after.
JavaScript	`"\u02C6"`Also valid in JSON.
Python	`"\u02c6"`Python 3 string literal.
Python by name	`"\N{MODIFIER LETTER CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT}"`Readable alternative using the Unicode name.
URL	`%CB%86`Percent-encoded UTF-8 bytes, for a path or query value.
UTF-8 bytes	`CB 86`2 bytes.
UTF-16	`02C6`1 code unit, which is what JavaScript length counts.

When to use it

&circ; writes U+02C6 (Modifier Letter Circumflex Accent), a modifier letter from the Unicode Spacing Modifier Letters block, encoded since Unicode 1.1. Typographic punctuation like this is usually inserted by an editor or a smart quotes setting; the entity is handy in hand-written HTML.

The name dates from HTML 4, so it works in every browser and in old email clients.

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Source: the WHATWG HTML Standard list of named character references and the Unicode Character Database (Unicode 18.0).