U+2607 "☇" Lightning Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
☇
U+2607 "☇" Lightning is a typographic symbol depicting a stylized lightning bolt, historically used in early computing and telecommunications as an abstract visual representation of electricity or a sudden electrical discharge. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block and was included in Unicode version 1.1 in 1993, drawing from earlier character sets where it sometimes served as a notation for electrical hazards, high voltage, or rapid energy in technical diagrams. In modern digital contexts, the character is rarely used for direct communication of danger but may appear in meteorology, retro graphic design, or as a decorative element invoking themes of speed, power, or stormy weather.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2607 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Lightning |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ☇ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ☇ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x98 0x87 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2607 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002607 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2607 |
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 |