Technical information

Symbol
NameSubscript two
Unicode numberU+2082
CategorySubscript and superscriptSubscript numbers
DescriptionThe Unicode character ₂, or U+2082, is known as "Subscript Two". This character belongs to the "Superscripts and Subscripts" block, which contains characters frequently used in mathematical and scientific notation. It is categorized under the "Number, Other" group. Visually, it represents the digit two in a smaller font size and positioned slightly below the baseline, following the conventional style for subscript characters. In mathematical and scientific contexts, the subscript two is typically used to indicate a lower-index number or variable. For instance, in the chemical formula for water, H₂O, the subscript two indicates that there are two hydrogen atoms. As with other subscript and superscript characters, its specific meaning can vary greatly depending on context.

Encoding

HTML Entity₂
HTML Entity (hex)₂
URL Escape Code%E2%82%82
UTF-8 (hex)0xE2 0x82 0x82
UTF-8 (binary)11100010:10000010:10000010
UTF-160x2082
UTF-320x00002082

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u2082"
CSS Code\2082
JavaScript"\u2082"
Perl\x{2082}
Python 2u"\u2082"
Python 3\u2082
Ruby\u{2082}

Preview

This Unicode character looks like this ₂ in sentence and in bold like this and in italic like this .

Font size:

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72px

CSS Property: font-weight

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HTML Forms and Input

input
disabled input
input-group
select
button
button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#8322;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\2082";
}

The symbol in different fonts

-apple-system
Apple Color Emoji
Arial
BlinkMacSystemFont
Courier New
Georgia
Droid Sans
Helvetica
Noto Sans
Oxygen
Roboto
"Segoe UI"
sans-serif
Segoe UI Emoji
Segoe UI Symbol
system-ui
Times New Roman
Ubuntu
Verdana

References