U+2239 "∹" Excess Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2239 "∹" Excess is a mathematical symbol belonging to the Miscellaneous Technical block, visually composed of a vertical bar intersecting a semicircular arc, and is used to denote the concept of excess or difference in certain mathematical and logical contexts, particularly in older notation systems where it represents the subtraction of one set from another or the remaining portion after a removal.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2239 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Excess |
| Block | Mathematical Operators |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ∹ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ∹ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x88 0xB9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2239 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002239 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2239 |
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 |
| Math | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |