U+0097 "EPA" END OF GUARDED AREA Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

EPA

U+0097 "EPA" END OF GUARDED AREA is a control character originally defined within the C1 control code set of ISO/IEC 6429, where it served as a transmission control function to mark the conclusion of a guarded or protected segment of data, typically ensuring that information within the guarded area was not altered during processing or communication. In Unicode, it resides in the C1 Controls and Latin-1 Supplement block but is classified as a deprecated character, meaning its use is discouraged in modern text processing, and it is frequently omitted or replaced by more explicit markup like delimiters in structured data formats. Its formal abbreviation "EPA" stands for "End of Protected Area," reflecting its historical role in protocols for terminal control and document interchange rather than in visible text.

General Properties

Code Point	U+0097
Version Added	1.1
Unicode 1.0 Name	End of Guarded Area
Block	Latin-1 Supplement
General Category	Control
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Boundary Neutral
Alias	END OF GUARDED AREA (control) END OF PROTECTED AREA (control) EPA (abbreviation)

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
HTML Hex Encoding
UTF-8 Encoding	0xC2 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding	0x0097
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00000097
C/C++/Java Escape	\u0097

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Combining Mark
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Cluster Break	Control
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other