Caret Symbol

Symbol	Format	Data
^	Code Point	U+005E
	TeX	\text{\textasciicircum}
	SVG	Download ↓

The ^ (caret) symbol is used in computing to represent the exponentiation operator when entered on a keyboard. Typically, the symbol is used in an expression like this:

2^3

In plain language, this means raise the expression 2 to the 3rd power. The caret symbol is also used to typeset superscript text, which represents exponentiation in written math.

Exponent Computing | Notation

When computing an expression which contains the exponent operator, the caret symbol is often used in place of what normally would be superscript text.