U+234C "⍌" Apl Functional Symbol Quad down Caret Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+234C "⍌" Apl Functional Symbol Quad down Caret is a graphic symbol from the APL programming language's character set, specifically used to represent the "quad down caret" operator, which in APL denotes a function that applies a given operation downward across a vector or matrix, often in the context of reduction or scan operations along the first axis. It appears as a square or "quad" shape containing a downward-pointing caret, visually combining the idea of a container (quad) with a directional indicator. This symbol is part of the APL functional symbols block in Unicode, enabling its use in digital text and programming contexts where APL code is represented.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+234C |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Apl Functional Symbol Quad down Caret |
| 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 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x234C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000234C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u234c |
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 |