U+268C "⚌" Digram for Greater Yang Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⚌
U+268C "⚌" Digram for Greater Yang is a symbol from the I Ching, or Book of Changes, where it represents the sixth and most intensely yang of the sixty-four hexagrams. In this ancient Chinese divination system, the hexagram is composed of six unbroken lines, each signifying firm, active, or creative energy. As "Greater Yang" or "The Creative," this figure embodies pure strength, heaven, and the initiating force of the universe, often associated with leadership, bold action, and unbending vitality. Its encoded purpose in modern text systems is to allow faithful digital representation of this classical philosophical emblem for scholarly, artistic, or spiritual use.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+268C |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Digram for Greater Yang |
| 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 0x9A 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x268C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000268C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u268c |