U+2055 "⁕" Flower Punctuation Mark Unicode Character

U+2055 "⁕" Flower Punctuation Mark is a typographic symbol used primarily in historical and specialized texts to denote a decorative pause or emphasis, resembling a small floral or star-like glyph. It originates from ancient Greek and Roman manuscript traditions, where it served as a punctuation mark in the form of a hedera or ivy leaf, often employed to terminate paragraphs or separate sections in poetry and prose. In modern digital contexts, this character is included in the General Punctuation block of Unicode and can be utilized in calligraphic or ornamental writing to add visual flourish, though it is rarely found in everyday usage.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2055
Version Added	4.1
Name	Flower Punctuation Mark
Block	General Punctuation
General Category	Other Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	⁕
HTML Hex Encoding	⁕
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x81 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2055
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002055
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2055

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
Pattern Syntax	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other