U+207A "⁺" Superscript Plus Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⁺
U+207A "⁺" Superscript Plus Sign is a typographical symbol representing a plus sign that is raised above the baseline, commonly used in mathematical notation, scientific formulas, and linguistic contexts to denote addition or positivity in a superscript position. It is part of the Superscripts and Subscripts block and is often employed in chemical equations for ionic charges, such as in the notation for a positive ion like Na⁺, or in mathematics to indicate a positive exponent or a superscript operation. This character ensures clarity in digital text by providing a distinct visual representation for superscript addition, avoiding the need to rely on markup or formatting that may not be universally supported.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+207A |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Superscript Plus Sign |
| Block | Superscripts and Subscripts |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | European Separator |
| Decomposition Type | Super |
| Decomposition Mapping | "+" U+002B Plus Sign |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⁺ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⁺ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x81 0xBA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x207A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000207A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u207a |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "+" U+002B Plus Sign |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "+" U+002B Plus Sign |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| ID Compat Math Continue | Yes |
| Math | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |