U+223D "∽" Reversed Tilde Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+223D "∽" Reversed Tilde is a mathematical symbol that resembles a tilde flipped horizontally, often used in geometry and logic to denote similarity or equivalence, particularly indicating that two figures are similar in shape but not necessarily in size, as an alternative to the standard tilde operator. It also appears in some contexts of formal language theory and vector notation, where it can represent a range of relations such as proportionality or approximation, complementing its mirrored counterpart in typesetting and mathematical expression.

General Properties

Code Point U+223D
Version Added 1.1
Name Reversed Tilde
Block Mathematical Operators
General Category Math Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Mirrored Yes
Mirrored Character "∼" U+223C Tilde Operator

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ∽
HTML Hex Encoding ∽
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0x88 0xBD
UTF-16 Encoding 0x223D
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000223D
C/C++/Java Escape \u223d

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 Ambiguous (Alphabetic or Ideographic)
East Asian Width Ambiguous
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