U+241C "␜" Symbol for File Separator Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
␜
U+241C "␜" Symbol for File Separator is a graphical representation of a once standard control character used in digital data streams, specifically defined as the Information Separator Four. Originating from ASCII and later incorporated into Unicode as part of the Control Pictures block, it was historically employed to logically divide and delimit distinct files or data groups within a single data stream, acting as a boundary marker. In modern computing, its practical use has largely declined due to the prevalence of higher level file systems and structured data formats, but it remains an important artifact for understanding early data transmission protocols and for software that must handle legacy or telecommunication data.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+241C |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Symbol for File Separator |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Graphic for File Separator |
| Block | Control Pictures |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ␜ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ␜ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x90 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x241C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000241C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u241c |
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 |