⍿ Vertical Line With Middle Dot
Unicode U+237F
Unicode & Shortcodes
U+237F⍿⍿\237F\u237F——E2 8D BF237F%E2%8D%BFUsage & Context
How to type Vertical Line With Middle Dot on Mac / Windows / Linux?
Windows: Use the Emoji Panel (Win + .), the Character Map app, or copy/paste ⍿.
macOS: Use Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space) and search by name, or copy/paste.
Linux: In many Linux apps, press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 237f, then press Enter. If that doesn't work, use Character Map and copy/paste.
Microsoft Office: Type 237F then press Alt + X.
How to type Vertical Line With Middle Dot on iOS / Android?
On iOS, long-press the globe/emoji key and search in the symbol picker, or paste the symbol.
On Android, open the symbols keyboard or use your app’s character panel, then paste.
How to add Vertical Line With Middle Dot in HTML?
Best practice is to include the literal character and serve your page as UTF-8. Use numeric references (or a named HTML entity, if available) only when you need an ASCII-only representation.
<meta charset="utf-8" /> <span>⍿ symbol</span>
<span>⍿ symbol</span>
<span>⍿ symbol</span>
<span>⍿ symbol</span>
How to add Vertical Line With Middle Dot in CSS?
CSS escapes work inside the content property. This is most useful with ::before or ::after.
.symbol::after {
content: "\237F";
}
<span class="symbol"></span>How to add Vertical Line With Middle Dot in JavaScript / JSON?
Use Unicode escapes in strings for a stable, language-neutral representation.
const symbol = "\u237F"; console.log(symbol);
{
"symbol": "\u237F"
}How to add Vertical Line With Middle Dot in URL / Query string?
Use percent-encoding. In JavaScript, use encodeURIComponent.
https://example.com?q=%E2%8D%BF
How to add Vertical Line With Middle Dot in Word / Google Docs / Excel?
In Word or Google Docs, go to Insert → Symbol (or Special Characters) and search the Unicode name.
In Word, you can type 237F and press Alt+X to convert it.
=UNICHAR(9087)
Encoding notes
UTF-8 and UTF-16 byte sequences are listed above for developer tools, debugging, or data pipelines.
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Font tips (if you see □)
- Windows: try fonts like Segoe UI Symbol.
- macOS: try Apple Symbols / Symbol fonts, or install Noto.
- Linux: install Noto fonts (Symbols / Symbols 2) or DejaVu Sans.
Unicode block: Miscellaneous Technical.
If you see a tofu box (□) instead of the glyph, your current font doesn’t support it.