# ^ U+005E CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT

Caret or hat symbol, a small upward wedge used for exponents, power of, and as a standalone circumflex.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `^` |
| Codepoint | U+005E |
| Name | CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT |
| Block | [Basic Latin](https://unicodekit.com/block/basic-latin) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Modifier Symbol (Sk) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `^` `^` |
| CSS | `\5E` |
| JavaScript | `\u005E` |
| UTF-8 | 5E |
| UTF-16 | 005E |

## Notes

- this is a spacing character
- used in ASCII-based representation of exponentiation

## Related characters

- ] [U+005D RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/005D)
- _ [U+005F LOW LINE](https://unicodekit.com/char/005F)
- \ [U+005C REVERSE SOLIDUS](https://unicodekit.com/char/005C)
- ` [U+0060 GRAVE ACCENT](https://unicodekit.com/char/0060)
- [ [U+005B LEFT SQUARE BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/005B)
- a [U+0061 LATIN SMALL LETTER A](https://unicodekit.com/char/0061)
- Z [U+005A LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z](https://unicodekit.com/char/005A)
- b [U+0062 LATIN SMALL LETTER B](https://unicodekit.com/char/0062)
- Y [U+0059 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y](https://unicodekit.com/char/0059)
- c [U+0063 LATIN SMALL LETTER C](https://unicodekit.com/char/0063)
- X [U+0058 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER X](https://unicodekit.com/char/0058)
- d [U+0064 LATIN SMALL LETTER D](https://unicodekit.com/char/0064)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/005E · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/005E