U+223E "∾" Inverted Lazy S Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+223E "∾" Inverted Lazy S is a mathematical symbol that represents a variety of relational or operational concepts, most commonly denoting “most positive” or a type of asymptotic equivalence in advanced mathematical notation. It visually resembles a reversed or flipped version of the standard lazy S integral symbol, but its usage is distinct and less common, often appearing in contexts involving limits, harmonic analysis, or specific notation for transfinite ordinals. The character is rarely encountered in everyday writing, serving instead as a niche glyph for specialized technical communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+223E |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Inverted Lazy S |
| 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 0xBE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x223E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000223E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u223e |
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 |