U+2A23 "⨣" Plus Sign with Circumflex Accent Above Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⨣
U+2A23 "⨣" Plus Sign with Circumflex Accent Above is a mathematical symbol that combines a standard plus sign with a circumflex accent placed directly above it, used primarily in advanced algebra and logic to denote a modified or specialized addition operation, such as an exclusive or in some contexts or a Boolean ring operation. Its appearance ensures clear distinction from the regular plus sign in dense mathematical notation, and it belongs to the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block, which provides a range of typographic symbols for technical and scientific publishing. While not common in everyday arithmetic, this character serves a precise purpose in niche formulas and theoretical computer science.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2A23 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Plus Sign with Circumflex Accent Above |
| Block | Supplemental Mathematical Operators |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⨣ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⨣ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xA8 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2A23 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002A23 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2a23 |
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 |