U+237E "⍾" Bell Symbol Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⍾
U+237E "⍾" Bell Symbol is a graphic character in the Miscellaneous Technical block, originally included for compatibility with the APL (A Programming Language) keyboard layout, where it represents the bell or audible alert function. Unlike the common ASCII bell character (U+0007), which is a control character that triggers an alert sound, this symbol is a visual representation used in textual notations or diagrams to indicate a bell signal. It consists of a vertical line crossing a small circle, resembling a stylized bell, and is intended for display rather than for producing an actual audible tone.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+237E |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Bell Symbol |
| Block | Miscellaneous Technical |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⍾ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⍾ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x8D 0xBE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x237E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000237E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u237e |
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 | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |