U+1CC40 "𜱀" Sparse Horizontal Fill Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𜱀

U+1CC40 "𜱀" Sparse Horizontal Fill is a member of the Supplementary Multilingual Plane, specifically categorized within the Symbols for Legacy Computing block, and it was added to the Unicode Standard with version 15.0 in 2022 to serve as a visual placeholder in text rendering. This character represents a pattern of sparsely distributed pixels or dots along a horizontal line, designed for use in bitmap or pixel-based graphics and text user interfaces where precise control over fill density is required. Its practical application includes emulating the aesthetic of early computer displays, terminal graphics, or retro-styled text art where a less dense horizontal fill is needed to simulate shading or texture without completely obscuring the background.

General Properties

Code Point U+1CC40
Version Added 16.0
Name Sparse Horizontal Fill
Block Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𜱀
HTML Hex Encoding 𜱀
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9C 0xB1 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD833 0xDC40
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001CC40
C/C++/Java Escape \ud833\udc40

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
Script Common
Script Extensions Common
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other