Nabla

∇ is the Unicode character “NABLA” (U+2207). It belongs to the Mathematical Operators block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

∇ codes

UnicodeCode point U+2207
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ∇
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ∇
HTML entityNamed HTML entity ∇
CSSFor the CSS content property \2207
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u2207
PythonEscape in Python strings \u2207
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E2%88%87
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E2 88 87
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 2207

How to type ∇

Copy and paste

Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.

Windows

Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “nabla”.

In Microsoft Word, type 2207 and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “nabla”.

iPhone and Android

Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).

HTML and CSS

Unicode U+2207. Every format is on the nabla page.

About ∇

Unicode name
NABLA
Code point
U+2207 (8711)
Block
Mathematical Operators
Category
Math Symbol
Unicode version
1.1