U+2332 "⌲" Conical Taper Unicode Character

U+2332 "⌲" Conical Taper is a typographic symbol used primarily in technical drawings and engineering documentation to indicate a conical taper, such as on a shaft, pin, or other machine part. It is defined within the Unicode standard's Miscellaneous Technical block, where it serves as a visual instruction to signify that a feature narrows gradually at a specified angle or ratio. The symbol is typically employed in dimensions or annotations on blueprints and CAD diagrams to convey the precise geometry of tapered surfaces like Morse tapers, pipe tapers, or threaded fasteners. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent representation across digital systems, making it useful for engineers and draftspeople who work with international standards.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2332
Version Added	1.1
Name	Conical Taper
Block	Miscellaneous Technical
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	⌲
HTML Hex Encoding	⌲
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x8C 0xB2
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2332
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002332
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2332

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
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other