U+1CCEA "𜳪" Outlined Latin Capital Letter U Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1CCEA "𜳪" Outlined Latin Capital Letter U is a specialized typographic symbol belonging to a recent Unicode block used for decorative and display purposes, representing the uppercase letter U with an outlined or hollow appearance. Its design typically features the standard U shape rendered as a transparent or empty letter with a clear, often bold, stroke around its perimeter, making it suitable for use in logos, stylized text, or educational materials where emphasis or a distinctive visual effect is desired. While not part of the basic Latin alphabet commonly used for everyday writing, this character allows for creative expression in digital text without needing separate graphic software, though its inclusion in official Unicode standards ensures consistent rendering across platforms that support the relevant block.

General Properties

Code Point U+1CCEA
Version Added 16.0
Name Outlined Latin Capital Letter U
Block Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "U" U+0055 Latin Capital Letter U

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𜳪
HTML Hex Encoding 𜳪
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9C 0xB3 0xAA
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD833 0xDCEA
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001CCEA
C/C++/Java Escape \ud833\udcea

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Changes When NFKC Casefolded Yes
NFKC Casefold "u" U+0075 Latin Small Letter U
NFKC Simple Casefold "u" U+0075 Latin Small Letter U
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