U+2E3E "⸾" Wiggly Vertical Line Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⸾
U+2E3E "⸾" Wiggly Vertical Line is a punctuation mark belonging to the Supplemental Punctuation block, encoded in Unicode version 11.0 in 2018. Its design features a single vertical line with a sinusoidal or wavy appearance, distinguishing it from straight vertical lines used in standard text. This character is primarily intended for use in specialized textual contexts, such as representing a vertical wave in diagrams, notations, or as a typographic ornament, though its specific practical applications remain niche and are often documented in academic or editorial style guides for unusual punctuation or line symbols.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2E3E |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Wiggly Vertical Line |
| Block | Supplemental Punctuation |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⸾ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⸾ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB8 0xBE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2E3E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002E3E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2e3e |
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 | Break After |
| 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 |