HTML Entity for Service Mark (℠)

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📚 Updated: Jun 2026
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Unicode U+2120
HTML entity for Service Mark (U+2120) — hex, decimal, and CSS tutorial

What You'll Learn

How to display the Service Mark (℠) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+2120 (SERVICE MARK) in the Letterlike Symbols block (U+2100–U+214F)—used to indicate that a word, phrase, or logo is a service mark for services rather than goods.

Render it with ℠, ℠, or CSS \2120. There is no named HTML entity. Do not confuse ℠ with U+2122 (™, trademark, ™) or U+00AE (®, registered sign).

⚡ Quick Reference — Service Mark

Unicode U+2120

Letterlike Symbols

Hex Code ℠

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ℠

Decimal reference

Named Entity —

Use numeric codes only

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+2120
Hex code       ℠
HTML code      ℠
Named entity   (none)
CSS code       \2120
Meaning        Service mark (for services)
Related        U+2122 = trade mark sign (™, ™)
               U+00AE = registered sign (®)
Block          Letterlike Symbols (U+2100–U+214F)
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Complete HTML Example

A simple example showing ℠ using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, and a CSS content escape:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point::after{
   content: "\2120";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Service mark (hex): &#x2120;</p>
<p>Service mark (decimal): &#8480;</p>
<p id="point">Service mark (CSS): </p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The Service Mark (℠) is supported in all modern browsers when fonts include Letterlike Symbols:

Chrome1+
Firefox1+
Safari1+
Edge12+
Opera4+
Android4.4+
iOS Safari1+

👀 Live Preview

See the Service Mark in branding and legal notice contexts:

Single symbol ℠
Branding CloudSync℠ — Professional hosting services
Legal notice BrandName℠ is a service mark of Example Corp.
Related marks Service ℠  |  Trademark ™  |  Registered ®
Numeric refs &#x2120; &#8480; \2120

🧠 How It Works

1

Hexadecimal Code

&#x2120; uses Unicode hexadecimal 2120 to display the service mark in HTML markup.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#8480; uses decimal Unicode value 8480 for the same character.

HTML markup
3

CSS Entity

\2120 is used in CSS stylesheets in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::after.

CSS stylesheet
=

Service mark result

All three methods produce ℠. Unicode U+2120 in Letterlike Symbols. No named entity. Next: Set Minus.

✅

Use Cases

The Service Mark (℠) commonly appears in:

🏢 Branding

Company names, service names, and logos indicating service mark protection.

⚖ Legal content

Terms of service, legal disclaimers, and trademark notices.

💼 Business sites

Corporate websites, service pages, and marketing materials.

📄 Documentation

Business documentation, compliance pages, and brand guidelines.

📢 Service descriptions

Product and service listings that reference service marks.

🌐 Symbol guides

Unicode and HTML entity reference pages for legal symbols.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Use ℠ for service marks (services), not goods
  • Use &#x2120; or &#8480; in HTML (no named entity)
  • Style as superscript with CSS when matching legal convention
  • Add aria-label for accessibility on legal notices
  • Distinguish ℠ from ™ (trademark) and ® (registered)

Don’t

  • Confuse ℠ with ™ (&trade;) or ® (&reg;)
  • Use padded Unicode notation like U+02120—the correct value is U+2120
  • Expect a named HTML entity for U+2120
  • Put CSS escape \2120 in HTML text nodes
  • Use ℠ without understanding legal trademark requirements

Key Takeaways

1

Three ways to render U+2120 in HTML and CSS

&#x2120; &#8480;
2

For CSS stylesheets, use \2120 in the content property

3

Unicode U+2120 — SERVICE MARK (℠)

4

No named entity—distinct from ™ (U+2122) and ® (U+00AE)

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &#x2120; (hex), &#8480; (decimal), or \2120 in CSS content. There is no named HTML entity. All three render ℠.
U+2120 (SERVICE MARK). Letterlike Symbols (U+2100–U+214F). Hex 2120, decimal 8480.
No. ℠ (U+2120) is the service mark. ™ (U+2122, &trade;) is the trade mark sign. ® (U+00AE, &reg;) is the registered sign. They are different characters.
For branding, legal content, service trademark notices, business documentation, and company websites that identify a service mark for services rather than goods.
Letterlike Symbols characters like U+2120 use numeric hex or decimal codes in HTML. This is standard for service mark and related legal symbols without a named entity in the HTML specification.

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