Infinity symbol
Type :inf: · Math
Unicode name Infinity · Mathematical Operators block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ∞ is for
Unbounded, in maths and in the loose sense a marketing page means it. The shape is called a lemniscate and predates its mathematical use by a long way.
How to type ∞
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:inf: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
Option + 5
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 221E then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:inf: :infinity: On the web
HTML ∞
Unicode U+221E
JavaScript '\u{221E}'
CSS "\221E"
Python '\u221E'
URL %E2%88%9E
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:divide_symbol: ≈ :approx: ≠ :neq: ≡ :identical_to: ≤ :lte: ≥ :gte: √ :sqrt: ∑ :sum: ∏ :product_pi: ∫ :integral: ∂ :partial_derivative: ∆ :delta_change: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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