Union HTML entity ∪

∪ is the HTML entity for Union ∪ (U+222A). Copy the decimal ∪ and hex ∪ codes plus CSS, JavaScript, Python and URL escapes.

Entity: ∪
Code point: U+222A
Unicode name: UNION
Block: Mathematical Operators
Category: Math symbol (Sm)
Since: Unicode 1.1
Defined in: HTML 4.01 and HTML5

Codes to copy

HTML named	`∪`Works in HTML; in XML only & < > " ' are predefined.
HTML decimal	`∪`Works in HTML and XML.
HTML hex	`∪`Works in HTML and XML.
CSS	`content: "\222A";`In a stylesheet, for ::before and ::after.
JavaScript	`"\u222A"`Also valid in JSON.
Python	`"\u222a"`Python 3 string literal.
Python by name	`"\N{UNION}"`Readable alternative using the Unicode name.
URL	`%E2%88%AA`Percent-encoded UTF-8 bytes, for a path or query value.
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 88 AA`3 bytes.
UTF-16	`222A`1 code unit, which is what JavaScript length counts.

When to use it

∪ writes U+222A (Union), a maths symbol from the Unicode Mathematical Operators block, encoded since Unicode 1.1. For more than a symbol or two, MathML, supported in all major browsers since 2023, gives proper maths spacing and layout.

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).