U+037B "ͻ" Greek Small Reversed Lunate Sigma Symbol Unicode Character

U+037B "ͻ" Greek Small Reversed Lunate Sigma Symbol is a typographic variant of the Greek letter sigma, specifically representing an archaic or alternative form used in early Greek epigraphy and manuscripts. Unlike the standard lowercase sigma, which typically has a rounded shape, this reversed lunate sigma resembles a rotated version of the lunar or crescent-shaped sigma, often employed as a numeral symbol in ancient contexts. In Unicode, it belongs to the Greek and Coptic block and is classified as a lowercase letter, though its use in modern typography is primarily scholarly or historical rather than for contemporary Greek writing.

General Properties

Code Point	U+037B
Version Added	5.0
Name	Greek Small Reversed Lunate Sigma Symbol
Block	Greek and Coptic
General Category	Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ͻ
HTML Hex Encoding	ͻ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xCD 0xBB
UTF-16 Encoding	0x037B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000037B
C/C++/Java Escape	\u037b

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	Alphabetic
Lowercase	Yes
Simple Uppercase Code Point	"Ͻ" U+03FD Greek Capital Reversed Lunate Sigma Symbol
Simple Titlecase Code Point	"Ͻ" U+03FD Greek Capital Reversed Lunate Sigma Symbol
Uppercase Code Point	"Ͻ" U+03FD Greek Capital Reversed Lunate Sigma Symbol
Titlecase Code Point	"Ͻ" U+03FD Greek Capital Reversed Lunate Sigma Symbol
Cased	Yes
Changes When Casemapped	Yes
Changes When Titlecased	Yes
Changes When Uppercased	Yes
Script	Greek
Script Extensions	Greek
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	Lower