U+2448 "⑈" Ocr Dash Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⑈
U+2448 "⑈" Ocr Dash is a specialized symbol from the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) block, designed for use in machine-readable text recognition systems. It represents a dash or hyphen often employed in OCR fonts and standards to distinguish machine-printed characters during automated scanning and data processing. Unlike a typical hyphen-minus, this character has a specific, uniform shape intended to reduce ambiguity for optical readers, ensuring consistent interpretation in applications like check processing, document encoding, and barcode reading. While rarely seen in general typography, it serves a crucial role in legacy and industrial OCR systems where precision in character recognition is essential.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2448 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Ocr Dash |
| Block | Optical Character Recognition |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Alias | MICR ON US SYMBOL (correction) |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⑈ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⑈ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x91 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2448 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002448 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2448 |
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 |