U+1CC78 "𜱸" Left-Pointing Energy Wave Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𜱸

U+1CC78 "𜱸" Left-Pointing Energy Wave is a relatively recent addition to the Unicode Standard, first introduced in September 2021 as part of the "Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement" block. This character is classified as a "counting rod unit digit one" and is associated with the Suzhou numeral system, an ancient Chinese method of representing numbers using horizontal and vertical rod-like markings. In this system, the left-pointing energy wave likely serves as a decorative or stylistic variant of the numeral one, potentially derived from the visual representation of energy or directional flow in early computational or mathematical notation. Despite its playful name, it functions as a standardized symbol for encoding historical numerical data in digital text.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1CC78
Version Added	16.0
Name	Left-Pointing Energy Wave
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 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD833 0xDC78
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001CC78
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud833\udc78

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