U+2374 "⍴" Apl Functional Symbol Rho Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⍴
U+2374 "⍴" Apl Functional Symbol Rho is a graphic symbol used in the APL programming language to represent the shape or reshape function, which returns the dimensions of an array or restructures data into a new shape. Its design resembles the Greek letter rho, reflecting its mathematical origins, and it is classified as a symbol for APL-specific notation within the Unicode standard rather than as a standard letter or digit. This character allows programmers to write concise, array-oriented operations, distinguishing APL from more verbose languages by embedding core functionality into a single typed glyph.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2374 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Apl Functional Symbol Rho |
| 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 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2374 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002374 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2374 |
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 |