U+1BCA3 "" Shorthand Format Up Step Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1BCA3 "" Shorthand Format Up Step is a formatting control character found in the Shorthand Format Controls block, introduced in Unicode version 7.0. It is used exclusively within the context of Duployan shorthand, a system of rapid writing, where it serves as a formatting instruction to indicate an upward step or movement from the current position when rendering a sequence of shorthand strokes or outlines. This character does not represent a spoken sound or letter but instead directs the placement or connection of adjacent signs, helping to define the spatial structure of the shorthand text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1BCA3 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Shorthand Format Up Step |
| Block | Shorthand Format Controls |
| General Category | Format |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Boundary Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𛲣 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𛲣 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9B 0xB2 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD82F 0xDCA3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001BCA3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud82f\udca3 |