U+2FF3 "⿳" Ideographic Description Character Above to Middle and Below Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+2FF3 "⿳" Ideographic Description Character Above to Middle and Below is a specialized symbol used within the Ideographic Description Sequence system to graphically describe the spatial structure of a complex Chinese character. It indicates that a character is composed of three separate components arranged vertically in three distinct tiers: a top section, a middle section, and a bottom section. This descriptive character is not meant to be read as a standalone ideograph, but rather serves as a visual tool for lexicographers, dictionary compilers, and digital font developers to represent characters that are built from three stacked elements, such as some traditional or rare kanji and hanzi. By providing a standardized way to break down and reconstruct such multi-tiered glyphs, U+2FF3 aids in the identification, indexing, and rendering of complex characters without relying on their actual encoded representation.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
⿳ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
⿳ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0xBF 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x2FF3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00002FF3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u2ff3 |
Unicode Properties