U+2AF6 "⫶" Triple Colon Operator Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⫶
U+2AF6 "⫶" Triple Colon Operator is a mathematical symbol used in formal logic and computer science to represent a specific type of ternary relation or operator, often analogous to a three-term version of the colon used in type theory or relational algebra. It appears in notation for functional composition, dependent types, or as a delimiter in certain advanced programming semantics where a standard colon is insufficient to express a triadic connection. While not commonly found in standard text, it serves as a specialized glyph in technical documentation and academic papers dealing with complex formal systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2AF6 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Triple Colon Operator |
| 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 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2AF6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002AF6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2af6 |
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 |