U+E0115 "󠄕" Variation Selector-38 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

󠄕

U+E0115 "󠄕" Variation Selector-38 is a formatting code point in the Unicode standard, specifically designed to modify the appearance of a preceding character by requesting a particular glyph variant defined in a standardized variation sequence, such as those used for emoji presentation. It belongs to the Variation Selectors Supplement block and is invisible on its own, having no visible glyph or semantic meaning without a base character to which it is attached. When combined with a preceding character, it instructs software to render that character in a specific alternate form, like a monochrome or text-style version rather than a colorful emoji, thus providing finer typographic control. Its function is purely mechanical and metadata driven, ensuring consistent display across devices that support these standardized sequences.

General Properties

Code Point U+E0115
Version Added 4.0
Name Variation Selector-38
Block Variation Selectors Supplement
General Category Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Nonspacing Mark
Alias VS38 (abbreviation)

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 󠄕
HTML Hex Encoding 󠄕
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF3 0xA0 0x84 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding 0xDB40 0xDD15
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000E0115
C/C++/Java Escape \udb40\udd15

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Joining Type Transparent
Line Break Combining Mark
East Asian Width Ambiguous
Case Ignorable Yes
Changes When NFKC Casefolded Yes
Script Inherited
Script Extensions Inherited
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Indic Conjunct Break Extend
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Default Ignorable Code Point Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Extend Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Extend
Word Break Extend
Sentence Break Extend
Variation Selector Yes