U+29E2 "⧢" Shuffle Product Unicode Character

U+29E2 "⧢" Shuffle Product is a mathematical symbol used to represent the shuffle product operation, which is a commutative and associative binary operation typically applied to sequences, words, or algebraic structures like Hopf algebras. It arises in combinatorics, algebraic topology, and the theory of free Lie algebras, where it combines two sequences by interleaving their elements in all possible ways while preserving the original order within each sequence. The symbol itself resembles a cross between the letter "X" and a hash mark, visually suggesting the intertwining action of shuffling two strands together.

General Properties

Code Point	U+29E2
Version Added	3.2
Name	Shuffle Product
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 0xA7 0xA2
UTF-16 Encoding	0x29E2
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000029E2
C/C++/Java Escape	\u29e2

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