U+236C "⍬" Apl Functional Symbol Zilde Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+236C "⍬" Apl Functional Symbol Zilde is a graphic symbol used in the APL programming language to represent an empty numeric vector or an empty list, often referred to as "zilde." It derives its name from a combination of "zilch" and "nil," signifying the absence of elements. In APL, this symbol is functionally equivalent to an empty array with zero dimensions and is commonly employed in array manipulation and selection operations where an empty result is expected.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+236C |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Apl Functional Symbol Zilde |
| 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 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x236C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000236C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u236c |
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 |