U+23CA "⏊" Dentistry Symbol Light Up and Horizontal Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⏊
U+23CA "⏊" Dentistry Symbol Light Up and Horizontal is a specialized pictographic glyph included in the Miscellaneous Technical block of the Unicode standard, designed for use in dental notation systems. This symbol represents a specific orientation of a dental light, typically indicating that the overhead dental operating light is positioned to illuminate the patient's mouth from both above and horizontally, aiding in clinical documentation and treatment planning. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for consistent digital representation across different software, ensuring that dental professionals can accurately record and communicate equipment status or procedural setups in electronic health records and printed materials.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+23CA |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Dentistry Symbol Light Up and Horizontal |
| 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 0x8F 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x23CA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000023CA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u23ca |
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 |