U+2373 "⍳" Apl Functional Symbol Iota Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2373 "⍳" Apl Functional Symbol Iota is a distinctive glyph originating from the APL programming language, where it serves as the "iota" function that generates a vector of consecutive integers starting from 1 up to a specified argument. In APL, this symbol is fundamental for array creation and indexing, allowing programmers to quickly produce sequences for iteration or data manipulation. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that this specialized notation can be consistently represented across digital platforms, preserving the integrity of APL code and scholarly texts while also making the symbol available for use in other contexts such as mathematics or documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2373 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Apl Functional Symbol Iota |
| 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 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2373 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002373 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2373 |
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 |