U+2444 "⑄" Ocr Belt Buckle Unicode Character

U+2444 "⑄" Ocr Belt Buckle is a specialized symbol found in the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) block of the Unicode standard, designed to represent a belt buckle shape specifically for use in OCR fonts and machine-readable text recognition systems. This pictographic character was included to facilitate the accurate scanning and processing of printed documents, where it served as a standardized marker or placeholder for physical belt buckle images on forms or labels. Its visual design mimics a simple rectangular buckle with a central bar, distinguishing it from other OCR symbols like the "⑀" OCR Hook or "⑁" OCR Chair. Today, it remains a niche but historically significant component of the Unicode repertoire, reflecting early efforts to integrate visual symbols into digital text encoding.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2444
Version Added	1.1
Name	Ocr Belt Buckle
Block	Optical Character Recognition
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	⑄
HTML Hex Encoding	⑄
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x91 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2444
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002444
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2444

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