U+233F "⌿" Apl Functional Symbol Slash Bar Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⌿
U+233F "⌿" Apl Functional Symbol Slash Bar is a graphical symbol originally defined for the APL programming language, where it represents a specific functional operator that combines a slash and a vertical bar, often used to denote compression, reduction, or a specialized form of array manipulation distinct from the standard slash or backslash operators. Its design visually merges a forward slash with a vertical stroke, setting it apart from similar characters in other contexts, and it remains a niche but critical element for accurate APL code representation in digital text and typography.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+233F |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Apl Functional Symbol Slash Bar |
| 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 0xBF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x233F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000233F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u233f |
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 |