U+2AF2 "⫲" Parallel with Horizontal Stroke Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⫲
U+2AF2 "⫲" Parallel with Horizontal Stroke is a mathematical symbol used primarily in set theory and geometry to denote a modified relationship of parallelism. It represents two parallel lines, where one of the lines is crossed by a short horizontal stroke, indicating a specific variant of the parallel relation, such as "not parallel" or a parallel with a distinct constraint in formal logic or geometric notation. This character is part of the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block, encoded for precise typesetting in academic and technical documents, distinguishing it from the more common parallel sign (U+2225 ∥) by the added horizontal bar.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2AF2 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Parallel with Horizontal Stroke |
| 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 0xAB 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2AF2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002AF2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2af2 |
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 |