U+E0137 "󠄷" Variation Selector-72 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

󠄷

U+E0137 "󠄷" Variation Selector-72 is a specialized formatting code in the Unicode standard used to indicate a specific visual variation for a preceding base character, typically within the CJK Unified Ideographs block or other ideographic scripts. It belongs to a set of 256 variation selectors designed to provide fine grained control over glyph appearance without altering the underlying meaning or identity of the character. This particular selector is implemented in standardized variation sequences defined by the Unicode Consortium or font vendors, allowing systems to switch between different glyph shapes such as simplified versus traditional forms or stylistic alternatives. Because it is a combining character with zero width, "󠄷" does not display on its own but instead modifies the rendering of the character it follows, ensuring that the text remains semantically consistent while accommodating typographic preferences.

General Properties

Code Point U+E0137
Version Added 4.0
Name Variation Selector-72
Block Variation Selectors Supplement
General Category Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Nonspacing Mark
Alias VS72 (abbreviation)

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 󠄷
HTML Hex Encoding 󠄷
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF3 0xA0 0x84 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding 0xDB40 0xDD37
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000E0137
C/C++/Java Escape \udb40\udd37

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