U+2142 "⅂" Turned Sans-Serif Capital L Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⅂
U+2142 "⅂" Turned Sans-Serif Capital L is a typographic symbol that represents a rotated version of a sans-serif capital L, designed to appear as if it has been flipped upside down. It belongs to the Letterlike Symbols block and is sometimes used in specialized contexts, such as notation in mathematics or logic, where it may serve as a variant for the symbol for the "all" quantifier or as a stylistic character in typesetting. Despite its distinct appearance, it is not a standard letter in any language but remains a niche element in digital text for its unique visual and functional roles.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2142 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Turned Sans-Serif Capital L |
| Block | Letterlike Symbols |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⅂ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⅂ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x85 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2142 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002142 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2142 |
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 |
| Math | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |