U+20C0 "⃀" Som Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+20C0 "⃀" Som Sign is a currency symbol used to denote the som, the official monetary unit of the Kyrgyz Republic. It was added to the Unicode Standard as part of version 7.0 in 2014, and its design features a stylized letter form derived from the Cyrillic script, typically representing the upright capital letter "С" with a horizontal line through its middle. This character allows for the clear and consistent digital representation of the Kyrgyz som in electronic texts and financial systems, distinguishing it from other currency signs like the dollar or euro.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+20C0 |
| Version Added | 14.0 |
| Name | Som Sign |
| Block | Currency Symbols |
| General Category | Currency Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | European Terminator |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⃀ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⃀ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x83 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x20C0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000020C0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u20c0 |
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 | Postfix Numeric |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |