U+2BCD "⯍" Rotated Light Four Pointed Black Cusp Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2BCD "⯍" Rotated Light Four Pointed Black Cusp is a typographic symbol belonging to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, adopted as part of Unicode version 7.0 in 2014. Visually, it resembles a four pointed star or asterisk like shape that has been rotated 45 degrees, with the points forming a cusp or concave outline around a central void, and it is classified as a "light" weight cusp symbol. Its intended use is in astronomic, astrologic, or decorative contexts, often serving as an alternate representation for a compass rose, a celestial marker, or an ornamental dingbat within specialized typesetting and digital text.

General Properties

Code Point U+2BCD
Version Added 7.0
Name Rotated Light Four Pointed Black Cusp
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 0xAF 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2BCD
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002BCD
C/C++/Java Escape \u2bcd

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 Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other