U+1D342 "𝍂" Tetragram for Embellishment Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝍂
U+1D342 "𝍂" Tetragram for Embellishment is a symbol from the Tai Xuan Jing, an ancient Chinese divination text that predates and is distinct from the more familiar I Ching. This specific tetragram represents a stage in the sequence of 81 tetragrams used in the Tai Xuan Jing system, where each tetragram is composed of four lines that can be solid or broken, corresponding to a complex set of metaphysical concepts. Its name, "Embellishment," refers to the idea of adornment, beauty, or external refinement, often suggesting a phase where surface qualities are emphasized or where something is made more attractive for a particular purpose.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D342 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Tetragram for Embellishment |
| 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 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDF42 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D342 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udf42 |
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 |