U+2338 "⌸" Apl Functional Symbol Quad Equal Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⌸
U+2338 "⌸" Apl Functional Symbol Quad Equal is a technical symbol from the APL programming language, where it represents a combination of the quad (a generic input/output placeholder) and the equal sign. In APL, this symbol is used as a function that modifies the behavior of the equal sign, typically to compare arrays element by element while applying quad-related operations, such as formatting or input/output specifications. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows APL code and documentation to be represented and shared across digital platforms without relying on specialized fonts, preserving the precise semantics of the language for programmers and educators.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2338 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Apl Functional Symbol Quad Equal |
| Block | Miscellaneous Technical |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⌸ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⌸ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x8C 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2338 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002338 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2338 |
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 |