U+1CE8C "𜺌" Separated Block Sextant-3456 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1CE8C "𜺌" Separated Block Sextant-3456 is a specific symbol used in the context of early computing and data representation, particularly within the Unicode block for graphical and control characters known as the "Sextant" system. This character represents a visual pattern where a block is conceptually divided into six sectors, similar to a sextant, with the "-3456" designation indicating that the top right, bottom right, bottom left, and bottom center segments are filled or separated from the others. It is part of a set of characters designed to encode mosaic or bitmap-like graphic states for text-based displays or terminal emulation, allowing the rendering of simple segmented shapes without relying on actual graphics. While rarely used in modern text, it serves as a historical artifact of early digital visual communication and a functional tool for specialized systems or documentation that require precise block segmentation.

General Properties

Code Point U+1CE8C
Version Added 16.0
Name Separated Block Sextant-3456
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 0xBA 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD833 0xDE8C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001CE8C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud833\ude8c

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