Intersection

Part of Math Symbols

On Windows, hold Alt and type 239 on the numeric keypad to insert intersection.

Alt code
Alt+239
HTML entity
∩
Unicode
U+2229

About this symbol

The intersection of two sets, A ∩ B, is what they have in common. Giuseppe Peano introduced the signs for intersection and union, ∩ and ∪, in 1888.

Unicode facts

Official name
INTERSECTION
Also called
Cap, hat
Type
Maths symbol
Unicode block
Mathematical Operators
Unicode group
Logical and set operators
Added in
Unicode 1.1 (1993)
Related
⋂ N-ary Intersection U+22C2

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