U+2BD8 "⯘" Proserpina Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⯘
U+2BD8 "⯘" Proserpina is a symbol used in astronomy and astrology to represent the dwarf planet Proserpina, a hypothetical trans-Neptunian object named after the Roman goddess of spring and queen of the underworld. This character was added to the Unicode Standard as part of the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, intended for use in celestial diagrams and astrological contexts where planets and minor bodies are denoted with distinct glyphs. Its design typically resembles a stylized standard with a crescent or curved shape, distinguishing it from similar symbols for other dwarf planets like Pluto or Eris.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2BD8 |
| Version Added | 11.0 |
| Name | Proserpina |
| 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 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2BD8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002BD8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2bd8 |
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 |