U+2AFF "⫿" N-Ary White Vertical Bar Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⫿
U+2AFF "⫿" N-Ary White Vertical Bar is a mathematical symbol that represents a generalized n-ary operator, typically denoting a repeated vertical bar operation or a large binary operator in advanced notation, such as in formal logic or set theory where it may indicate a product or sum over a vertical grouping. It belongs to the Supplemental Mathematical Operators block, distinguishing itself from single vertical bars by its white, hollow design and its function as a placeholder for an unspecified number of operands. This character is rarely used in everyday text but appears in specialized academic contexts, particularly in typesetting complex formulas where a composite operation needs a distinct, scalable glyph.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2AFF |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | N-Ary White Vertical Bar |
| 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 0xBF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2AFF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002AFF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2aff |
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 |