U+2030 · General Punctuation

Per Mille Sign ‰

The per mille sign ‰ means parts per thousand, just as % means parts per hundred. It is common in Europe for blood alcohol limits, such as 0.5‰, and in science for ocean salinity and isotope ratios. Some countries also express property transfer taxes and interest rate spreads in per mille. It looks like a percent sign with an extra zero.

WindowsAlt 0137

MacOption + Shift + R

UnicodeU+2030

HTML‰

‰U+2030

Character codes

Unicode code point	`U+2030`
Decimal	`8240`
HTML named entity	`‰`
HTML (hex)	`‰`
HTML (decimal)	`‰`
CSS	`\2030`
JavaScript	`\u2030`
Python	`\u2030`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 80 B0`
UTF-16	`2030`
URL-encoded	`%E2%80%B0`

Character details

Official name	PER MILLE SIGN
Unicode block	General Punctuation
General category	Other Punctuation (Po)
SymbolHero category	Math Symbols
Emoji	No

How to type ‰

Windows

Hold Alt and type 0137 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 0137 uses the Windows-1252 code page.
In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 2030 then press Alt + X.
Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “per mille sign”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

Press Option + Shift + R (US English keyboard layout).
Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “per mille sign”, and double-click the result.
With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 2030.

iPhone & Android

Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “per mille sign” or enter U+2030.
HTML: ‰ or ‰
Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(8240)

Examples

Legal limit: 0.5‰ blood alcohol
Seawater salinity: about 35‰
δ¹⁸O = −2.1‰
Fee: 1.5‰ of the sale price

Good to know

Don’t mix it up: It is easily confused with the percent sign % (U+0025) and the per ten thousand sign ‱ (U+2031), which has two extra zeros.

Tip: Remember that 1‰ is 0.1%, so double-check conversions when switching between the two signs.

Display: the character itself is always the same code point, but its shape comes from the font on the device showing it. If you see an empty box, the font lacks this glyph—the text is still correct.