U+1CD40 "𜵀" Block Octant-1247 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𜵀
U+1CD40 "𜵀" Block Octant-1247 is a symbol encoded in the Unicode Standard's Supplementary Multilingual Plane, specifically within a specialized block of glyphs used for ornithological and astronomical notation. This character represents an octant, a type of historical navigational instrument, and its graphic design typically shows a quarter-circle with a central pivot and index arm, serving as a visual shorthand for documentation related to celestial measurement and early navigation. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that such specialized typographic symbols are digitally preserved and usable across modern computing platforms for scholarly and historical purposes.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1CD40 |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Block Octant-1247 |
| 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 0xB5 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD833 0xDD40 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001CD40 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud833\udd40 |
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 |