U+299A "⦚" Vertical Zigzag Line Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⦚
U+299A "⦚" Vertical Zigzag Line is a typographic symbol belonging to the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block, where it is designed as a vertical line composed of a continuous zigzag pattern. Primarily used in technical and mathematical notation, this character can represent a vertical wave or oscillating line in diagrams, circuit schematics, or specialized academic texts to convey a signal or directional variation that is not a straight line. It is distinct from ornamental curly brackets or other line-drawing characters, serving a specific role in precise technical communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+299A |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Vertical Zigzag Line |
| Block | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⦚ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⦚ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xA6 0x9A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x299A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000299A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u299a |
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 |