U+007C "|" Vertical Line Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+007C "|" Vertical Line is a fundamental typographic symbol often referred to as the pipe, vertical bar, or vertical line. In computing, it is most famously used as the pipe operator in command-line interfaces and programming languages, where it channels the output of one command into the input of another. Beyond this, it serves as a logical OR operator in many programming languages, a divider in mathematical notation and tables, and a general separator in data formats like CSV or configuration files. Its simplicity belies its versatility, making it an indispensable character in digital text processing and coding.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+007C |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Vertical Line |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Vertical Bar |
| Block | Basic Latin |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | | |
| HTML Hex Encoding | | |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0x7C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x007C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000007C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u007c |