GlyphIndexSingle-character unit
Sample temperature: 20 ℃
The unit occupies one code point in this version.
Degree Celsius character
The Celsius character ℃ combines the degree sign and C in one code point. The two-character sequence °C looks similar but has a different encoding.
DEGREE CELSIUS
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Character details
♡→✦
3 code pointsMeaning and context
The Celsius character ℃ combines the degree sign and C in one code point. The two-character sequence °C looks similar but has a different encoding.
How to use it
Choose the encoding required by the document or data format. A unit label should not be mistaken for a temperature conversion; the number must be handled separately.
Examples
Normalization comparison
℃ U+2103 → ° U+00B0 + C U+0043
The compatibility result contains two characters.
Similar shapes, different characters
Degree sign plus C
U+00B0 U+0043This is a two-code-point sequence.
Degree Fahrenheit character
U+2109This labels a different temperature scale.
DetailsSources and method
- Unicode 18.0.0 character database — Pinned standard character identities and properties; the application computes UTF encodings from the original text.
- Unicode normalization forms (Unicode 18.0.0)