U+2372 "⍲" Apl Functional Symbol Up Caret Tilde Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2372 "⍲" Apl Functional Symbol Up Caret Tilde is a specialized symbol from the APL programming language's character set, where it represents a specific operator or function combining an upward caret with a tilde. This glyph is used in APL notation to denote a logical operation, typically interpreted as "nor" or the negation of "or", though its exact meaning depends on the implementer's keyboard layout or definition. As part of the Unicode standard's Miscellaneous Technical block, it serves as a typographic tool for coding and mathematical contexts, preserving the distinct visual identity needed for APL's symbolic programming environment.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2372 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Apl Functional Symbol Up Caret Tilde |
| 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 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2372 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002372 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2372 |
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 |