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Line AB ⊥ line CD
The named lines meet at a right angle.
Perpendicular sign
The perpendicular sign ⊥ marks a right-angle relationship, as in AB ⊥ CD. Other specialist uses need their own definitions.
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Character details
♡→✦
3 code pointsMeaning and context
The perpendicular sign ⊥ marks a right-angle relationship, as in AB ⊥ CD. Other specialist uses need their own definitions.
How to use it
Label the lines or vectors before using the sign. For a simple geometry note, add the right-angle statement in words if the notation is new to readers.
Examples
Coordinate axes
The x-axis ⊥ the y-axis in this Cartesian diagram.
The sentence specifies the geometric setting.
Similar shapes, different characters
Parallel-to sign
U+2225Parallel and perpendicular are different relations.
DetailsLatin capital T
U+0054The letter is not a perpendicular operator.
Sources and method
- Unicode 18.0.0 character database — Pinned standard character identities and properties; the application computes UTF encodings from the original text.
- Unicode character code charts — Reference glyphs are not a guarantee of the appearance in a user’s font.