U+1CC84 "𜲄" Vertical Ladder Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𜲄

U+1CC84 "𜲄" Vertical Ladder is a relatively recent addition to the Unicode Standard, specifically encoded in the Supplementary Multilingual Plane as part of the Symbolset for Ancient Egyptian or other specialized notation systems, where it represents a graphical symbol depicting a vertical, rung like structure that scholars interpret as a ladder or scaling device. Its design typically consists of two parallel vertical lines with evenly spaced horizontal crossbars, serving an iconographic function in historical or technical contexts rather than being a letter or number. This character is primarily used in academic digital texts, such as translations or transcriptions of ancient scripts, to visually replicate a ladder when representing hieroglyphic or symbolic imagery in plain text without relying on embedded images. The inclusion of U+1CC84 in Unicode ensures that researchers and editors can accurately encode and share such graphical elements across different platforms and software.

General Properties

Code Point U+1CC84
Version Added 16.0
Name Vertical Ladder
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 0xB2 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD833 0xDC84
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001CC84
C/C++/Java Escape \ud833\udc84

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