U+22C2 "⋂" N-Ary Intersection Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+22C2 "⋂" N-Ary Intersection is a mathematical symbol used primarily in set theory to denote the operation of intersection applied to a collection of sets or logical predicates, resulting in the set of elements common to all of them. It differs from the binary intersection operator (∩) in that it represents a generalized, or "big," intersection, often written with an index to specify a family of sets. Visually, it appears as a larger, more emphasized version of the standard intersection sign, and it is encoded in the Unicode block for Mathematical Operators. This character is commonly employed in advanced mathematics, computer science, and related fields to express operations over an arbitrary number of sets or sequences.

General Properties

Code Point U+22C2
Version Added 1.1
Name N-Ary Intersection
Block Mathematical Operators
General Category Math Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⋂
HTML Hex Encoding ⋂
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0x8B 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding 0x22C2
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000022C2
C/C++/Java Escape \u22c2

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