infinity symbol

Summary

infinity symbol is an Unicode character^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.84% of unicode_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,608 views/month, #3 of 359).^[2]

Key Facts

• infinity symbol is credited with the discovery of John Wallis^[3].
• infinity symbol's instance of is recorded as Unicode character^[4].
• infinity symbol's instance of is recorded as mathematical symbol^[5].
• infinity symbol's Commons category is recorded as Infinity symbols^[6].
• infinity symbol's Unicode character is recorded as ∞^[7].
• infinity symbol's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0pkzzt0^[8].
• infinity symbol's shape is recorded as lemniscate^[9].
• infinity symbol's different from is recorded as infinity^[10].
• infinity symbol's different from is recorded as Ꚙ/ꚙ^[11].
• infinity symbol's different from is recorded as ⚭^[12].
• infinity symbol's different from is recorded as Ꝏ/ꝏ^[13].
• infinity symbol's TeX string is recorded as \infty^[14].
• infinity symbol's homoglyph is recorded as ⚭^[15].
• infinity symbol's homoglyph is recorded as Ꝏ/ꝏ^[16].
• infinity symbol's homoglyph is recorded as Ꚙ/ꚙ^[17].
• infinity symbol's icon is recorded as Infinite.svg^[18].
• infinity symbol's Unicode code point is recorded as 221E^[19].
• infinity symbol's HTML entity is recorded as ∞^[20].
• infinity symbol's HTML entity is recorded as ∞^[21].
• infinity symbol's HTML entity is recorded as ∞^[22].
• infinity symbol's HTML entity is recorded as ∞^[23].
• infinity symbol's symbolizes is recorded as infinity^[24].
• infinity symbol's GlyphWiki ID is recorded as u221e^[25].
• infinity symbol's Unicode block is recorded as Mathematical Operators^[26].
• infinity symbol's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2775890172^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Unicode character^[4] and mathematical symbol^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for infinity symbol include Super Eight^[28], a boy band^[29], founded in 2002^[30].

Why It Matters

infinity symbol ranks in the top 0.84% of unicode_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,608 views/month, #3 of 359).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Super Eight^[28], a boy band^[29], founded in 2002^[30].