U+2057 "⁗" Quadruple Prime Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2057 "⁗" Quadruple Prime is a typographic symbol used primarily in mathematical notation and phonetics to denote a fourth order of differentiation, a quadruple prime mark after a variable, or a distinct level of stress or length in linguistic transcription. It belongs to the General Punctuation block and is a less common relative of the single, double, and triple prime marks, often appearing in specialized academic or technical texts where multiple levels of notation are required without switching to subscript numerals. This character helps maintain visual clarity and consistency in complex equations or phonetic descriptions, though its usage is rare outside of formal publishing and scientific writing.

General Properties

Code Point U+2057
Version Added 3.2
Name Quadruple Prime
Block General Punctuation
General Category Other Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Decomposition Type Compat
Decomposition Mapping "′" U+2032 Prime
"′" U+2032 Prime
"′" U+2032 Prime
"′" U+2032 Prime

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⁗
HTML Hex Encoding ⁗
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0x81 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2057
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002057
C/C++/Java Escape \u2057

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Postfix Numeric
Changes When NFKC Casefolded Yes
NFKC Casefold "′" U+2032 Prime
"′" U+2032 Prime
"′" U+2032 Prime
"′" U+2032 Prime
NFKC Simple Casefold "′" U+2032 Prime
"′" U+2032 Prime
"′" U+2032 Prime
"′" U+2032 Prime
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