U+1CE42 "𜹂" Large Type Piece Lower Half Vertex of W Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1CE42 "𜹂" Large Type Piece Lower Half Vertex of W is a specific glyph included in the Unicode standard as part of the “I Ching” block, representing a symbolic fragment used in the graphical depiction of hexagram patterns from the ancient Chinese divination text. Its name describes its visual form as the lower half of a “W” shape, where the “vertex” refers to the point or apex of that angled stroke. This character corresponds to a specialized type piece used in metal type or movable type printing systems, designed to be combined with other half‑vertex components to assemble the full trigram and hexagram lines traditionally employed in I Ching diagrams. By encoding such a fragmented geometric element, Unicode supports the accurate digital reproduction of traditional Chinese textual and philosophical symbols that rely on composite graphical construction.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𜹂 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𜹂 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9C 0xB9 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD833 0xDE42 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001CE42 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud833\ude42 |
Unicode Properties