U+2340 "⍀" Apl Functional Symbol Backslash Bar Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2340 "⍀" Apl Functional Symbol Backslash Bar is a typographic glyph from the APL (A Programming Language) character set, specifically used in the APL programming environment to represent a functional operation or array manipulation. It resembles a backslash with a horizontal bar through its center, distinguishing it from the plain backslash, and is employed in APL code for mathematical computations involving nested arrays or for creating special matrix transformations. This symbol is part of the "Miscellaneous Technical" block of Unicode, designed to preserve the unique visual syntax of APL, a language known for its use of nonstandard, ideographic characters to express complex operations concisely.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2340 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Apl Functional Symbol Backslash 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 0x8D 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2340 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002340 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2340 |
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 |