U+2360 "⍠" Apl Functional Symbol Quad Colon Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2360 "⍠" Apl Functional Symbol Quad Colon is a glyph used within the APL programming language to represent a specific operation or functional extension, typically denoting a system function or a specialized operator that combines the concept of a quad (representing input/output or a general identifier) with a colon to modify its behavior. Originating from the APL character set, this symbol is part of a broader family of quad-based operators that allow programmers to interact with the language's environment or define custom functions in a concise, symbolic manner. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that APL code can be accurately represented and exchanged in digital text across different platforms and systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2360 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Apl Functional Symbol Quad Colon |
| 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 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2360 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002360 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2360 |
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 |