Letterlike Symbols

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Letterlike Symbols are special characters like a regular alphabet or symbol characters but they have specific style and appearance which is known and commonly used in many different tradition and places.

The symbol ℅ (Care Of) is very often used in mail. Symbol ™ is used with the trademarks. Symbol Ω (Ω) (Ohm Sign, also known as Greek capital letter Omega) indicates the resistance property of an electronic (and electrical, etc) component parts. But preferred representation of Ohm sign or Omega is this Ω (Ω). Symbol Å (Angstrom Sign, 0.1 nm) is used in minuscule length measurement. Symbol ℉ (Degree Fahrenheit) expresses the temperature.

[edit] Letterlike Symbols in Unicode

In Unicode, Letterlike Symbols are placed in the hexadecimal range 0x2100–0x214F, (decimal 8448–8527), as described below.

2100		2110		2120		2130		2140
Symbol	Name	Symbol	Name	Symbol	Name	Symbol	Name	Symbol	Name	Last Hex#
Hex	Name	Hex	Name	Hex	Name	Hex	Name	Hex	Name
Symbol's Picture		Symbol's Picture		Symbol's Picture		Symbol's Picture		Symbol's Picture
℀	Account Of	ℐ	Script Capital I	℠	Service Mark	ℰ	Script Capital E	⅀	Double–Struck N–Ary Summation	0
0x2100	Account Of	0x2110	Script Capital I	0x2120	Service Mark	0x2130	Script Capital E	0x2140	Double–Struck N–Ary Summation

℁	Addressed To The Subject	ℑ	Black-Letter Capital I	℡	Telephone Sign	ℱ	Script Capital F	⅁	Turned Sans-Serif Capital G	1
0x2101	Addressed To The Subject	0x2111	Black-Letter Capital I	0x2121	Telephone Sign	0x2131	Script Capital F	0x2141	Turned Sans-Serif Capital G

ℂ	Double-Struck Capital C	ℒ	Script Capital L	™	Trade Mark Sign	Ⅎ	Turned Capital F	⅂	Turned Sans-Serif Capital L	2
0x2102	Double-Struck Capital C	0x2112	Script Capital L	0x2122	Trade Mark Sign	0x2132	Turned Capital F	0x2142	Turned Sans-Serif Capital L

℃	Degree Celsius	ℓ	Script Small L	℣	Versicle	ℳ	Script Capital M	⅃	Reversed Sans-Serif Capital L	3
0x2103	Degree Celsius	0x2113	Script Small L	0x2123	Versicle	0x2133	Script Capital M	0x2143	Reversed Sans-Serif Capital L

℄	Centre line Symbol	℔	L B Bar Symbol	ℤ	Double-Struck Capital Z	ℴ	Script Small O	⅄	Turned Sans-Serif Capital Y	4
0x2104	Centre line Symbol	0x2114	L B Bar Symbol	0x2124	Double-Struck Capital Z	0x2134	Script Small O	0x2144	Turned Sans-Serif Capital Y

℅	Care Of	ℕ	Double-Struck Capital N	℥	Ounce Sign	ℵ	Alef Symbol	ⅅ	Double-Struck Italic Capital D	5
0x2105	Care Of	0x2115	Double-Struck Capital N	0x2125	Ounce Sign	0x2135	Alef Symbol	0x2145	Double-Struck Italic Capital D

℆	Cada Una	№	Numero Sign	Ω	Ohm Sign	ℶ	Bet Symbol	ⅆ	Double-Struck Italic Small D	6
0x2106	Cada Una	0x2116	Numero Sign	0x2126	Ohm Sign	0x2136	Bet Symbol	0x2146	Double-Struck Italic Small D

ℇ	Euler Constant	℗	Sound Recording Copyright	℧	Inverted Ohm Sign	ℷ	Gimel Symbol	ⅇ	Double-Struck Italic Small E	7
0x2107	Euler Constant	0x2117	Sound Recording Copyright	0x2127	Inverted Ohm Sign	0x2137	Gimel Symbol	0x2147	Double-Struck Italic Small E

℈	Scruple	℘	Script Capital P	ℨ	Black-Letter Capital Z	ℸ	Dalet Symbol	ⅈ	Double-Struck Italic Small I	8
0x2108	Scruple	0x2118	Script Capital P	0x2128	Black-Letter Capital Z	0x2138	Dalet Symbol	0x2148	Double-Struck Italic Small I

℉	Degree Fahrenheit	ℙ	Double-Struck Capital P	℩	Turned Greek Small Letter Iota	ℹ	Information Source	ⅉ	Double-Struck Italic Small J	9
0x2109	Degree Fahrenheit	0x2119	Double-Struck Capital P	0x2129	Turned Greek Small Letter Iota	0x2139	Information Source	0x2149	Double-Struck Italic Small J

ℊ	Script Small G	ℚ	Double-Struck Capital Q	K	Kelvin Sign	℺	Rotated Capital Q	⅊	Property Line	A
0x210A	Script Small G	0x211A	Double-Struck Capital Q	0x212A	Kelvin Sign	0x213A	Rotated Capital Q	0x214A	Property Line

ℋ	Script Capital H	ℛ	Script Capital R	Å	Angstrom Sign	℻	Facsimile Sign	⅋	Turned Ampersand	B
0x210B	Script Capital H	0x211B	Script Capital R	0x212B	Angstrom Sign	0x213B	Facsimile Sign	0x214B	Turned Ampersand

ℌ	Black-Letter Capital H	ℜ	Black-Letter Capital R	ℬ	Script Capital B	ℼ	Double-Struck Small Pi	⅌	Per Sign	C
0x210C	Black-Letter Capital H	0x211C	Black-Letter Capital R	0x212C	Script Capital B	0x213C	Double-Struck Small Pi	0x214C	Per Sign

ℍ	Double-Struck Capital H	ℝ	Double-Struck Capital R	ℭ	Black-Letter Capital C	ℽ	Double-Struck Small Gamma	⅍	Aktieselskab	D
0x210D	Double-Struck Capital H	0x211D	Double-Struck Capital R	0x212D	Black-Letter Capital C	0x213D	Double-Struck Small Gamma	0x214D	Aktieselskab
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ℎ	Planck Constant	℞	Prescription Take	℮	Estimated Symbol	ℾ	Double-Struck Capital Gamma	ⅎ	Turned Small F	E
0x210E	Planck Constant	0x211E	Prescription Take	0x212E	Estimated Symbol	0x213E	Double-Struck Capital Gamma	0x214E	Turned Small F
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ℏ	Planck Constant Over Two Pi	℟	Response	ℯ	Script Small E	ℿ	Double-Struck Capital Pi	⅏	Not Defined	F
0x210F	Planck Constant Over Two Pi	0x211F	Response	0x212F	Script Small E	0x213F	Double-Struck Capital Pi	0x214F	Not Defined
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