# ∇ U+2207 NABLA

Upside-down triangle called nabla or del, used for gradient, divergence, curl, and Laplacian in vector calculus.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `∇` |
| Codepoint | U+2207 |
| Name | NABLA |
| Also known as | backward difference, del, gradient |
| Block | [Mathematical Operators](https://unicodekit.com/block/mathematical-operators) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `∇` `∇` |
| CSS | `\2207` |
| JavaScript | `\u2207` |
| UTF-8 | E2 88 87 |
| UTF-16 | 2207 |

## Notes

- used for Laplacian operator (written with superscript 2)

## Related characters

- ∆ [U+2206 INCREMENT](https://unicodekit.com/char/2206)
- ∈ [U+2208 ELEMENT OF](https://unicodekit.com/char/2208)
- ∅ [U+2205 EMPTY SET](https://unicodekit.com/char/2205)
- ∉ [U+2209 NOT AN ELEMENT OF](https://unicodekit.com/char/2209)
- ∄ [U+2204 THERE DOES NOT EXIST](https://unicodekit.com/char/2204)
- ∊ [U+220A SMALL ELEMENT OF](https://unicodekit.com/char/220A)
- ∃ [U+2203 THERE EXISTS](https://unicodekit.com/char/2203)
- ∋ [U+220B CONTAINS AS MEMBER](https://unicodekit.com/char/220B)
- ∂ [U+2202 PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL](https://unicodekit.com/char/2202)
- ∌ [U+220C DOES NOT CONTAIN AS MEMBER](https://unicodekit.com/char/220C)
- ∁ [U+2201 COMPLEMENT](https://unicodekit.com/char/2201)
- ∍ [U+220D SMALL CONTAINS AS MEMBER](https://unicodekit.com/char/220D)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/2207 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/2207