U+237F "⍿" Vertical Line with Middle Dot Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⍿
U+237F "⍿" Vertical Line with Middle Dot is a graphic symbol used primarily in technical and computing contexts, most notably within the APL programming language. It represents the "laminate" or "catenate" function in APL, serving to combine arrays along a new dimension. The symbol consists of a vertical line intersected at its center by a single dot, conveying a sense of joining or connection. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent representation across digital platforms, allowing programmers and mathematicians to correctly display and process this specialized notation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+237F |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Vertical Line with Middle Dot |
| 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 0xBF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x237F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000237F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u237f |
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 |