∂

Partial Differential

Unicode
U+2202
Category
Math
HTML Entity
∂
CSS
\2202
The partial differential symbol (∂), sometimes called 'del' or 'daba', is primarily used in mathematics to denote a partial derivative in calculus. Originating as a cursive lowercase 'd', it visually distinguishes multi-variable derivatives from standard single-variable ones. While you won't see it much on social media, it is a staple in academic papers, physics equations, and engineering documentation.

How to Type

Windows
Alt+8706
macOS
Option+D
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+U 2202 Space
HTML
∂

In Programming

In data science and programming documentation, this symbol is typically rendered using the LaTeX command \partial. It frequently appears in machine learning formulas to represent gradients and loss function derivations.

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Tags

LaTeX partial calculus calculus symbol curly d del del symbol differential gradient symbol mathematics multivariable calculus partial derivative partial differentiation physics notation ∂x ∂y

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