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Per Mille Sign

U+2030General Punctuation

Also known as per milleper thousand

Copy and paste ‰. The Per Mille Sign character has Unicode code point U+2030 and decimal HTML code ‰.

Symbol codes

Unicode
U+2030
Alt Code
Alt+0137
HTML Code
‰
CSS Code
\2030
HTML Entity
‰
HEX Code
‰

Technical properties

Unicode 18.0.0

Code point
U+2030
Decimal
8240
Unicode name
PER MILLE SIGN
Block
General Punctuation · U+2000–U+206F
General category
Other Punctuation (Po)
Script
Common
Introduced
Unicode 1.1
JavaScript
"\u2030"

About Per Mille Sign

‰ is encoded in Unicode as code point U+2030 (decimal 8240). Its official Unicode name is PER MILLE SIGN.

It belongs to the General Punctuation block (U+2000–U+206F), its General Category is Other Punctuation (Po), and it was added in Unicode 1.1, released in 1993. Its script value is Common: it is shared across writing systems rather than belonging to one.

Sources: Unicode Character Database 18.0.0, the HTML Standard’s list of named character references, and Unicode’s code page mappings.

How to type or insert Per Mille Sign

Any device
Select Copy symbol, then paste with Ctrl+V, or ⌘+V on a Mac.
Windows Alt code
With Num Lock on, hold Alt, type 0137 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt.
Microsoft Word
Type 2030, then press Alt+X.
Mac keyboard
Option+Shift+R on the U.S. keyboard layout.
macOS Character Viewer
Press Control+⌘+Space and search for “per mille sign”.
iPhone keyboard
On the numbers and symbols keyboard, touch and hold %, then slide to ‰.
Linux (GTK and IBus)
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2030, then press Space.
HTML
‰ or ‰. In a UTF-8 page you can also paste the character itself.
CSS
content: "\2030"; in a ::before or ::after rule.
JavaScript
"\u2030"

Common questions about Per Mille Sign

What is the Per Mille Sign?

‰ (Per Mille Sign) is a punctuation mark in Unicode’s General Punctuation block. Its code point is U+2030, and it has been part of the standard since Unicode 1.1 (1993). It is also known as per mille and per thousand.

How do I copy and paste the Per Mille Sign?

Select Copy symbol at the top of this page, then paste with Ctrl+V on Windows and Linux or ⌘+V on a Mac. On a phone, tap Copy symbol, then touch and hold where you want it and choose Paste. ‰ pastes as ordinary text, so it works in documents, messages, and code.

How do I type the Per Mille Sign on Windows?

Turn on Num Lock, hold Alt, type 0137 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. In Microsoft Word, type 2030 and press Alt+X to turn the code into ‰. In any app, open Character Map from the Start menu, search for “per mille sign”, then select and copy the character.

How do I type the Per Mille Sign on a Mac?

Press Option+Shift+R (U.S. keyboard layout). Press Control+⌘+Space to open the Character Viewer, search for “per mille sign”, and double-click the result to insert it.

How do I type the Per Mille Sign on an iPhone or Android phone?

On an iPhone, open the numbers and symbols keyboard, touch and hold %, then slide to ‰. The simplest way is to copy it from this page and paste it where you need it. If you use it often, save it as a text shortcut: on iPhone, go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement; with Gboard on Android, go to Gboard settings > Dictionary > Personal dictionary.

Can I use the Per Mille Sign in Word, Google Docs, and social media?

Yes. ‰ is a standard Unicode character, so you can paste it into Microsoft Word, Google Docs, emails, and posts or bios on Instagram, X, Facebook, and TikTok. In Google Docs you can also choose Insert > Special characters and search for “per mille sign”. In Word, choose Insert > Symbol > More Symbols, set from to Unicode (hex), and enter 2030 as the character code.

Is the Per Mille Sign an emoji?

No. ‰ is a text symbol, not an emoji. It takes the color and size of the surrounding text, and its exact shape depends on the font.

Why does the Per Mille Sign show as a box or question mark?

An empty box or a question mark means the font on that device has no glyph for ‰. The character is still there: it appears correctly wherever a font covers Unicode’s General Punctuation block, and free font families such as Google Noto cover nearly all of Unicode.

What are the HTML and CSS codes for the Per Mille Sign?

In HTML, write ‰ (decimal) or ‰ (hexadecimal), or the named entity ‰. In CSS, use content: "\2030"; in a ::before or ::after rule, and in JavaScript "\u2030". See all HTML codes.