℞

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Character  ℞ 
Unicode name PRESCRIPTION TAKE
Unicode block Letterlike Symbols
Codepoint U+211E
 ℝ ← Letterlike Symbols → ℟ 
See also: PX, RX, and Rx

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

An R with a cross-stroke, abbreviating Latin recipe ‎(“receive”, 2nd singular imperative) in prescriptions.

Symbol[edit]

℞

  1. (medicine) prescription
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