U+22B6 "⊶" Original Of Unicode Character

U+22B6 "⊶" Original Of is a mathematical symbol that depicts a small circle positioned to the left of a horizontal line, representing the relation "original of" or "is the original of" in the context of geometry and mapping. This character is part of the Mathematical Operators block and is typically used in formal logic or set theory to indicate that one element is the source or preimage of another under a function or transformation. Its visual design distinguishes it from the similar "⊷" (Image Of) character, which has the circle on the right side, and together they convey asymmetric relationships in formal mathematical notation.

General Properties

Code Point	U+22B6
Version Added	1.1
Name	Original Of
Block	Mathematical Operators
General Category	Math Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral
Mirrored	Yes
Mirrored Character	"⊷" U+22B7 Image Of

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	⊶
HTML Hex Encoding	⊶
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x8A 0xB6
UTF-16 Encoding	0x22B6
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000022B6
C/C++/Java Escape	\u22b6

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