U+235F "⍟" Apl Functional Symbol Circle Star Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⍟
U+235F "⍟" Apl Functional Symbol Circle Star is a graphic character used within the APL programming language, representing a specific operation or function. Its visual design combines a circle and a star, often interpreted as a custom operator defined by the programmer for tasks such as matrix manipulation or other array-based computations. This symbol is not intended for general text but belongs to the APL subset of Unicode, which provides a unique set of glyphs for writing APL code without needing special fonts or escape sequences. Like other APL functional symbols, "⍟" allows for concise, mathematical expression of complex algorithms, maintaining the language’s characteristic high-level abstraction and symbolic density.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+235F |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Apl Functional Symbol Circle Star |
| 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 0x9F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x235F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000235F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u235f |
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 |