GlyphIndexSingle-character unit
Sample temperature: 68 ℉
The Fahrenheit unit is a single character, U+2109.
Degree Fahrenheit character
The Fahrenheit character ℉ is one code point. It differs from the two-character sequence °F, even when both display the same unit.
DEGREE FAHRENHEIT
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Character details
♡→✦
3 code pointsMeaning and context
The Fahrenheit character ℉ is one code point. It differs from the two-character sequence °F, even when both display the same unit.
How to use it
Use a clearly stated unit in temperature examples. Changing the unit character does not convert the numeric value between temperature scales.
Examples
Normalization comparison
℉ U+2109 → ° U+00B0 + F U+0046
The compatibility result is a two-character sequence.
Similar shapes, different characters
Degree sign plus F
U+00B0 U+0046This sequence has two code points.
Degree Celsius character
U+2103This 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)