Per sign

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Per sign
In UnicodeU+214C <reserved-214C>
Different from
Different fromU+0025 % <reserved-0025> (&percnt;)
Related
See alsoU+2030 <reserved-2030>
U+2031 <reserved-2031> (Basis point)
The symbol used in an English book from 1837

The per sign is a rare symbol used to indicate a ratio. In English, it can replace the word "per" in phrases such as miles per hour ("miles ⅌ hour").[1][2]

Unicode

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The Unicode code point is U+214C <reserved-214C>. The symbol does not appear in the ASCII set.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Additional information on the Per sign", pages 3 and 4 of "Additional Mathematical and Letterlike Characters"
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).