U+27CD "⟍" Mathematical Falling Diagonal Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⟍
U+27CD "⟍" Mathematical Falling Diagonal is a typographic symbol representing a line that slopes downward from left to right, distinct from the standard backslash or reverse solidus. It is encoded in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A block and is primarily used in mathematical notation, particularly in contexts like set theory or logic, where it may denote a specific operation, relation, or transformational mapping, such as in diagrams involving adjacency or complementarity. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that this diagonal direction is available as a precise character for technical and academic typesetting, without relying on font-specific glyphs or substitution.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+27CD |
| Version Added | 6.1 |
| Name | Mathematical Falling Diagonal |
| Block | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | "⟋" U+27CB Mathematical Rising Diagonal |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⟍ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⟍ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x9F 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x27CD |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000027CD |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u27cd |
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 |
| Math | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |