Integral HTML entity ∫

∫ is the HTML entity for Integral ∫ (U+222B). Copy the decimal ∫ and hex ∫ codes plus CSS, JavaScript, Python and URL escapes.

Entity
∫
Also written
∫
Code point
U+222B
Unicode name
INTEGRAL
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.
CSScontent: "\222B";In a stylesheet, for ::before and ::after.
JavaScript"\u222B"Also valid in JSON.
Python"\u222b"Python 3 string literal.
Python by name"\N{INTEGRAL}"Readable alternative using the Unicode name.
URL%E2%88%ABPercent-encoded UTF-8 bytes, for a path or query value.
UTF-8 bytesE2 88 AB3 bytes.
UTF-16222B1 code unit, which is what JavaScript length counts.

When to use it

∫ writes U+222B (Integral), 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).