U+22F1 "⋱" Down Right Diagonal Ellipsis Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+22F1 "⋱" Down Right Diagonal Ellipsis is a typographic symbol that represents an implied continuation or omission in a downward rightward diagonal direction, often used in mathematical notation or matrix displays to indicate missing elements along a diagonal line. Unlike the standard horizontal ellipsis (…), this character fills a visual gap in a grid or array when the pattern of terms or numbers follows a descending diagonal sequence, such as in matrices showing only the diagonal entries. It helps maintain spatial consistency in complex equations or tables, letting readers infer the omitted structure without cluttering the layout.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+22F1 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Down Right Diagonal Ellipsis |
| Block | Mathematical Operators |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | "⋰" U+22F0 Up Right Diagonal Ellipsis |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⋱ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⋱ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x8B 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x22F1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000022F1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u22f1 |
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 |