Partial Differential HTML entity ∂

∂ is the HTML entity for Partial Differential ∂ (U+2202). Copy ∂, ∂ and the CSS, JavaScript, Python and URL escapes.

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: "\2202";`In a stylesheet, for ::before and ::after.
JavaScript	`"\u2202"`Also valid in JSON.
Python	`"\u2202"`Python 3 string literal.
Python by name	`"\N{PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL}"`Readable alternative using the Unicode name.
URL	`%E2%88%82`Percent-encoded UTF-8 bytes, for a path or query value.
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 88 82`3 bytes.
UTF-16	`2202`1 code unit, which is what JavaScript length counts.

The partial derivative sign, as in ∂f/∂x. It is a distinct character from the Greek delta δ.

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

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