U+2358 "⍘" Apl Functional Symbol Quote Underbar Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2358 "⍘" Apl Functional Symbol Quote Underbar is a specialized glyph used within the APL programming language, where it serves as a functional symbol that modifies or interacts with quoted strings or character data, often representing a function that applies an operation under a quote or string context. It is part of the APL Symbols block in Unicode, designed to preserve the unique visual and semantic notation of APL, a language known for its concise, symbolic syntax for array processing. This character specifically denotes an operation that combines the concept of a quotation mark with an underbar, indicating a function that processes or transforms text with a specific, language-defined behavior.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2358 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Apl Functional Symbol Quote Underbar |
| 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 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2358 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002358 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2358 |
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 |