U+1D340 "𝍀" Tetragram for Massing Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝍀

U+1D340 "𝍀" Tetragram for Massing is a symbol from the Tai Xuan Jing, an ancient Chinese text used for divination and philosophical cosmology, which predates and parallels the more well-known I Ching. This specific tetragram, representing the concept of "massing" or gathering, embodies the idea of accumulation and concentration, often interpreted as a state where forces or elements come together to form a powerful collective. In its original context, the tetragram for massing is one of 81 such symbols, each composed of four lines that can be unbroken or broken in different patterns, and it carries nuanced meanings related to the cyclical nature of change and the interaction of yin and yang energies.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D340
Version Added 4.0
Name Tetragram for Massing
Block Tai Xuan Jing Symbols
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𝍀
HTML Hex Encoding 𝍀
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9D 0x8D 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD834 0xDF40
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D340
C/C++/Java Escape \ud834\udf40

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
East Asian Width Wide
Script Common
Script Extensions Common
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other