U+269F "⚟" Three Lines Converging Left Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+269F "⚟" Three Lines Converging Left is a symbol that belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block, officially designated for use as a graphic or technical indicator rather than a letter or number. It depicts three diagonal lines that narrow together as they move toward the left side, creating a wedge or funnel like shape that can represent concepts such as merging, compression, or directional focus. Despite its specific name, this character is not commonly used in standard text and is more often encountered in specialized contexts like diagrams, user interface design, or as a placeholder in encoding discussions.

General Properties

Code Point U+269F
Version Added 5.2
Name Three Lines Converging Left
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 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding 0x269F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000269F
C/C++/Java Escape \u269f

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 Ambiguous (Alphabetic or Ideographic)
East Asian Width Ambiguous
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