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CharacterNameCode pointAlt codeOption keysHTMLLaTeX
U+2300. The sign a technical drawing puts before or after a number to say it is a diameter, as in ⌀ 55 mm. In Unicode since version 1.1 (1993), in the Miscellaneous Technical block. It has no Alt code, no Option key and no named HTML entity: write ⌀ in HTML.
U+00D8. A letter, not a diameter sign: Danish, Norwegian, Faroese and Southern Sámi use it. Unicode's alias: o slash. It has the keys ⌀ lacks: Alt+0216 on a number pad, Option+Shift+O on a U.S. layout, Ø in HTML and \O in LaTeX text.
U+00F8. The small letter. Unicode's note: Danish, Norwegian, Faroese, IPA. Alt+0248 on a number pad, Option+O on a U.S. layout, ø in HTML and \o in LaTeX text.
U+2205. The set that has no elements. Unicode's alias: null set. The sign is credited to the Bourbaki group, André Weil in particular, in 1939, with the letter Ø as its model. ∅ in HTML, \varnothing in LaTeX with the amssymb package, and plain LaTeX has \emptyset.
Made of U+2300, U+0031 and U+0030. The diameter sign in front of a number, the way a drawing marks a hole of 10 mm diameter. Swap in your own number.
U+2298. A maths operator, a division slash inside a circle, and one of the characters the diameter sign is confused with. ⊘ in HTML and \oslash in LaTeX.
U+2400. A picture that stands for the null control code, U+0000, where the code itself cannot be shown. It sits in the Control Pictures block, 0x2400 above the code it pictures. It has no Alt code, entity or macro.
Made of U+0053 and U+2300. The letter S before the diameter sign. On a drawing it marks the diameter of a sphere, beside SR for a spherical radius.
U+2334. Unicode files it under Drafting symbols. A counterbore is a flat-bottomed hole that widens another hole, so that a screw head can sit flush with the surface or below it.
U+2335. The drafting sign for a countersink, a conical hole that lets the head of a countersunk screw sit flush with the surface or below it.
U+21A7. Unicode's alias: depth symbol. On a drawing the depth sign defines the depth of a feature. ↧ in HTML.
U+03A6. A Greek capital letter, a circle crossed by a vertical bar, often mistaken for the null sign. Alt+232 on a number pad, Φ in HTML and \Phi in LaTeX.

How it works

The diameter symbol is ⌀, Diameter sign, U+2300. The 55 rows add the letter Ø and the empty set ∅ that it is confused with, the signs a drawing puts beside it, and labelled look-alikes.

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The signs that go with it

On a drawing ⌀ goes before the number, as in ⌀10, and S⌀ marks a sphere. ⌴ is a counterbore, ⌵ a countersink and ↧ the depth. The group Diameter and drawing signs adds the fourteen geometric tolerance signs, from ⏤ straightness to ⌰ total run-out, and the modifiers Ⓜ and Ⓛ.

Tips
  • ▱ in HTML types ▱, a parallelogram, not ⏥ Flatness. No entity names ⌀ either, so write ⌀ or ⌀.
  • Slashed zero and Empty set, slashed zero form are 0 or ∅ plus U+FE00. Where a font has no such form, the plain character shows.

Questions and answers

How do I type the diameter symbol on a keyboard?

⌀ has no Alt code and no Option key, so copy it. With a Compose key, press Compose, d, i. The letter Ø has keys: Alt+0216 on a Windows number pad, or Option+Shift+O on a Mac with the U.S. layout.

Which is the null symbol to copy and paste?

Usually ∅, U+2205, Empty set, which Unicode also calls the null set. ␀, U+2400, Symbol for null, pictures the null control code instead. Both are in the first seven rows, and neither is the diameter sign.

What is the difference between ⌀, Ø and ∅?

⌀ is U+2300, Diameter sign, for technical drawings. Ø is U+00D8, a letter of Danish, Norwegian, Faroese and Southern Sámi. ∅ is U+2205, Empty set, which the Bourbaki group introduced in 1939 with Ø as its model. A search treats them as three characters.

What is the diameter symbol in HTML and LaTeX?

HTML has no name for ⌀, so write ⌀ or ⌀. In LaTeX, \diameter needs the wasysym package. Ø and \O print the letter Ø, and ∅ and \varnothing print ∅, the empty set.

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  • Circled division slash U+2298. A maths operator, a division slash inside a circle, and one of the characters the diameter sign is confused with. ⊘ in HTML and \oslash in LaTeX.
  • Counterbore U+2334. Unicode files it under Drafting symbols. A counterbore is a flat-bottomed hole that widens another hole, so that a screw head can sit flush with the surface or below it.
  • Countersink U+2335. The drafting sign for a countersink, a conical hole that lets the head of a countersunk screw sit flush with the surface or below it.
  • Diameter of 10 Made of U+2300, U+0031 and U+0030. The diameter sign in front of a number, the way a drawing marks a hole of 10 mm diameter. Swap in your own number.
  • Diameter sign U+2300. The sign a technical drawing puts before or after a number to say it is a diameter, as in ⌀ 55 mm. In Unicode since version 1.1 (1993), in the Miscellaneous Technical block. It has no Alt code, no Option key and no named HTML entity: write ⌀ in HTML.
  • Downwards arrow from bar U+21A7. Unicode's alias: depth symbol. On a drawing the depth sign defines the depth of a feature. ↧ in HTML.
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  • Empty set U+2205. The set that has no elements. Unicode's alias: null set. The sign is credited to the Bourbaki group, André Weil in particular, in 1939, with the letter Ø as its model. ∅ in HTML, \varnothing in LaTeX with the amssymb package, and plain LaTeX has \emptyset.
  • Greek capital letter phi U+03A6. A Greek capital letter, a circle crossed by a vertical bar, often mistaken for the null sign. Alt+232 on a number pad, Φ in HTML and \Phi in LaTeX.
  • Latin capital letter O with stroke U+00D8. A letter, not a diameter sign: Danish, Norwegian, Faroese and Southern Sámi use it. Unicode's alias: o slash. It has the keys ⌀ lacks: Alt+0216 on a number pad, Option+Shift+O on a U.S. layout, Ø in HTML and \O in LaTeX text.
  • Latin small letter o with stroke U+00F8. The small letter. Unicode's note: Danish, Norwegian, Faroese, IPA. Alt+0248 on a number pad, Option+O on a U.S. layout, ø in HTML and \o in LaTeX text.
  • Spherical diameter Made of U+0053 and U+2300. The letter S before the diameter sign. On a drawing it marks the diameter of a sphere, beside SR for a spherical radius.
  • Symbol for null U+2400. A picture that stands for the null control code, U+0000, where the code itself cannot be shown. It sits in the Control Pictures block, 0x2400 above the code it pictures. It has no Alt code, entity or macro.

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  • Angle U+2220. Angularity among the geometric tolerance signs of an engineering drawing. ∠ in HTML and \angle in LaTeX.
  • Arc U+2312. Profile of a line among the geometric tolerance signs of an engineering drawing. Unicode's alias: position of any line. ⌒ in HTML.
  • Bullseye U+25CE. Concentricity among the geometric tolerance signs of an engineering drawing. It is the other sign that the 2018 revision eliminated.
  • Circled Latin capital letter L U+24C1. The modifier for least material condition in a feature control frame.
  • Circled Latin capital letter M U+24C2. The modifier for maximum material condition in a feature control frame, the box that holds a geometric tolerance. It has the Emoji property, so an app may draw it in colour.
  • Cylindricity U+232D. Cylindricity among the geometric tolerance signs of an engineering drawing. Unicode files it under Drafting symbols. ⌭ in HTML.
  • Flatness U+23E5. Flatness among the geometric tolerance signs of an engineering drawing. Added in version 5.0 (2006). The HTML entity ▱ does not type it: that name belongs to ▱, White parallelogram.
  • North east arrow U+2197. Circular run-out among the geometric tolerance signs of an engineering drawing. ↗ in HTML and \nearrow in LaTeX. It has the Emoji property, so an app may draw it in colour.
  • Parallel to U+2225. Parallelism among the geometric tolerance signs of an engineering drawing. ∥ in HTML and \parallel in LaTeX.
  • Perpendicular U+27C2. Perpendicularity among the geometric tolerance signs of an engineering drawing. Unicode's alias: orthogonal to. Added in version 4.1 (2005). \perp in LaTeX.
  • Position indicator U+2316. Position among the geometric tolerance signs of an engineering drawing. Unicode's alias: true position. ⌖ in HTML.
  • Segment U+2313. Profile of a surface among the geometric tolerance signs of an engineering drawing. Unicode's alias: position of a surface. ⌓ in HTML.
  • Square position indicator U+2BD0. Unicode cross-references it to ⌖, Position indicator, and files it under Miscellaneous symbols. Added in version 7.0 (2014).
  • Straightness U+23E4. Straightness among the geometric tolerance signs of an engineering drawing. Added in version 5.0 (2006). Unicode's alias is direct current symbol form one, so the character serves two trades.
  • Symmetry U+232F. Symmetry among the geometric tolerance signs of an engineering drawing. The 2018 revision of the standard eliminated symmetry and concentricity.
  • Total runout U+2330. Total run-out among the geometric tolerance signs of an engineering drawing. Unicode files it under Drafting symbols.
  • White circle U+25CB. Circularity among the geometric tolerance signs of an engineering drawing. Alt+9 on a number pad and ○ in HTML.
  • White square U+25A1. One of the most used dimensioning signs: it marks a square feature, as ⌀ marks a round one. □ in HTML. Its LaTeX macro needs the amssymb package.

The letter Ø 6

  • Latin capital letter O with long stroke overlay U+A74A. An O with a long stroke laid over it, one of the Medievalist additions of version 5.1 (2008).
  • Latin capital letter O with stroke and acute U+01FE. Ø with an acute accent. Unicode gives its make-up as Ø plus U+0301 and files it under Phonetic and historic letters.
  • Latin small letter blackletter o with stroke U+AB3E. A blackletter o with a stroke. Unicode files it under Letters for German dialectology. Added in version 7.0 (2014).
  • Latin small letter o with long stroke overlay U+A74B. The small letter of the pair, which Unicode cross-references to ø.
  • Latin small letter o with stroke and acute U+01FF. The small letter of the pair: ø plus U+0301.
  • Latin small letter sideways o with stroke U+1D13. An ø turned on its side, in the Phonetic Extensions block since version 4.0 (2003).

Empty set and null 7

  • Empty braces Made of U+007B and U+007D. A pair of braces with nothing between them is a common way to write the empty set. Both are keyboard characters.
  • Empty set with left arrow above U+29B4. The empty set with an arrow above it that points left. ⦴ in HTML.
  • Empty set with overbar U+29B1. The empty set with a bar over it. ⦱ in HTML.
  • Empty set with right arrow above U+29B3. The empty set with an arrow above it that points right. ⦳ in HTML.
  • Empty set with small circle above U+29B2. The empty set with a small circle above it. ⦲ in HTML.
  • Empty set, slashed zero form Made of U+2205 and U+FE00. ∅ plus the variation selector U+FE00. Unicode's name for the pair: zero with long diagonal stroke overlay form. The slashed zero form of the empty set that TeX made familiar. Where a font has no such form, the plain ∅ shows.
  • Reversed empty set U+29B0. The empty set with its slash reversed. Unicode files five such signs under Empty sets, all added in version 3.2 (2002). ⦰ in HTML.

Look-alikes 12

  • APL functional symbol circle backslash U+2349. A sign of the APL programming language, a circle with a backslash through it. Unicode cross-references it to ⦰.
  • APL functional symbol circle stile U+233D. APL again, a circle with an upright stile through it. ⌽ in HTML.
  • Circled reverse solidus U+29B8. A reverse solidus inside a circle, filed under Circle symbols. Added in version 3.2 (2002).
  • Cyrillic capital letter ef U+0424. A Cyrillic capital, a circle crossed by a vertical bar, corresponding to f. Ф in HTML.
  • Cyrillic small letter ef U+0444. The small letter of the pair. ф in HTML.
  • Greek phi symbol U+03D5. Unicode's note: used as a technical symbol, with a stroked glyph. ϕ in HTML, and in LaTeX it is this one that \phi prints.
  • Greek small letter phi U+03C6. The ordinary Greek small phi. Unicode's note: in mathematical contexts, the loopy glyph is preferred, to contrast with ϕ. Alt+237 on a number pad, φ in HTML and \varphi in LaTeX.
  • Latin small letter phi U+0278. The phonetic alphabet's phi. Unicode's note: voiceless bilabial fricative.
  • No entry sign U+1F6AB. The emoji list calls it prohibited. The general prohibition sign is a red circle with a line from upper left to lower right inside it. Added in version 6.0 (2010).
  • Prohibited sign U+1F6C7. Not in the emoji list. Unicode cross-references it to 🚫. Added in version 7.0 (2014).
  • Slashed zero Made of U+0030 and U+FE00. The digit zero plus the variation selector U+FE00. Unicode's name for the pair: short diagonal stroke form. The slash of a slashed zero usually stays inside the oval, unlike the stroke of Ø, ∅ and ⌀. Where a font has no such form, a plain 0 shows.
  • Tifinagh letter berber academy yah U+2D41. A letter of Tifinagh, a script used to write the Berber languages, corresponding to h. One of the characters the diameter sign is confused with. Added in version 4.1 (2005).

How this list was compiled: Names, and the code points they belong to, are checked against UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt, checked 2026-09-20), and printed in sentence case. Notes that say Unicode's note, Unicode's alias, Unicode files it or cross-references quote the headings, aliases, notes and cross-references of NamesList.txt of the same version (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/NamesList.txt); the version a character was added in is from DerivedAge.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/DerivedAge.txt), block names are from Blocks.txt, the Emoji property and the text style and emoji style sequences are from emoji-data.txt and emoji-variation-sequences.txt of the same version, and the years are from https://www.unicode.org/history/publicationdates.html. Alt codes are from the code page 437 table (https://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/PC/CP437.TXT), the PC graphics table for codes 1 to 31 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MISC/IBMGRAPH.TXT) and the code page 1252 table (https://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/WINDOWS/CP1252.TXT). Option keys were read from a U.S. keyboard layout; other layouts differ. HTML entity names are from https://html.spec.whatwg.org/entities.json, the HTML 4 name first where there is one, else the shortest. LaTeX macros are listed only when LaTeX's own fontdef.dtx or ltoutenc.dtx (https://github.com/latex3/latex2e/tree/develop/base) or the amssymb and amsfonts sources (https://mirrors.ctan.org/fonts/amsfonts/source/) define them, matched to a code point through unicode-math-table.tex (https://github.com/latex3/unicode-math). The last group holds characters that one ordinary computer had no font for on the day this list was checked; your device may differ. A check of those files confirms that U+2300 is the only character of UnicodeData.txt 18.0.0 with DIAMETER in its name, that StandardizedVariants.txt 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/StandardizedVariants.txt) has 2205 FE00 and 0030 FE00 with the descriptions quoted, that no HTML entity names U+2300 or U+23E5, and that ▱ is U+25B1. The emoji name quoted as the emoji list's is from https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/emoji/emoji-test.txt. \emptyset is defined in LaTeX's fontdef.dtx and \varnothing in amssymb. Meanings, all checked on 2026-09-20: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diameter (the sign as a prefix or suffix, ⌀ 55 mm, the characters it is confused with), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_drawing_abbreviations_and_symbols (⌀10, the depth sign, counterbore and countersink), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimensioning_on_drawings (the square sign, SR and S⌀), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_dimensioning_and_tolerancing (the fourteen tolerance signs with their code points, the two modifiers, the 2018 revision), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterbore, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countersink, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98 (the languages that use the letter), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empty_set (no elements, braces, Bourbaki and Weil, 1939), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_sign (similar letters), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_Pictures, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashed_zero (the two variation sequences, where the slash ends), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98_%28disambiguation%29 (Ef, Tifinagh yah), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tifinagh and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_symbol. Left out: callouts that join the counterbore, countersink or depth sign to a number, because Wikipedia shows those signs as pictures only, and any claim that phi or Ø is an accepted stand-in for the diameter sign. Licence: own work (facts from the Unicode Character Database, Unicode License v3, and from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, restated in our own words; aliases and notes marked as Unicode's are quoted from NamesList.txt, Copyright © 1991-2026 Unicode, Inc., https://www.unicode.org/license.txt)