U+2B7F "⭿" Vertical Tab Key Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⭿
U+2B7F "⭿" Vertical Tab Key is a graphical representation of the vertical tab key found on older computer keyboards, designed to be used in visual depictions of keyboard layouts or command sequences within documentation and user interfaces. This symbol belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block and is classified as a symbol for a control character key, specifically representing the vertical tab function that originally moved the cursor or print head down to the next predefined vertical position. It should not be confused with the actual vertical tab control character (U+000B), as it is purely a visual icon for display or educational purposes.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2B7F |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Vertical Tab Key |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⭿ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⭿ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xAD 0xBF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2B7F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002B7F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2b7f |
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 |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |