U+2341 "⍁" Apl Functional Symbol Quad Slash Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⍁
U+2341 "⍁" Apl Functional Symbol Quad Slash is a graphic symbol from the APL programming language, specifically representing the "quad slash" operator used in array-oriented computations. It is part of the "Miscellaneous Technical" block and belongs to the APL functional symbols subset, often employed in APL code to denote operations like division or reduction applied over the entire array (the "quad" representing the whole data structure). This character serves as a visual shorthand in APL notation, enabling concise expression of vectorized math functions without requiring additional syntax.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2341 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Apl Functional Symbol Quad Slash |
| 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 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2341 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002341 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2341 |
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 |