U+E016D "󠅭" Variation Selector-126 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

󠅭

U+E016D "󠅭" Variation Selector-126 is a reserved and largely unused variation selector in the Unicode standard, part of a specialized block designed to modify the appearance of a preceding character when processed by advanced text rendering systems. Unlike more common variation selectors that handle stylistic alternates for CJK ideographs or emoji sequences, this particular selector (number 126) falls into a range of supplementary variation selectors that lack widespread adoption or defined behavior in major fonts and operating systems. Consequently, it typically appears as a meaningless placeholder or invisible control character in most modern text environments, and its practical application remains obscure, serving more as a theoretical component of Unicode's vast capacity for future customization than as an active tool in digital communication.

General Properties

Code Point U+E016D
Version Added 4.0
Name Variation Selector-126
Block Variation Selectors Supplement
General Category Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Nonspacing Mark
Alias VS126 (abbreviation)

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 󠅭
HTML Hex Encoding 󠅭
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF3 0xA0 0x85 0xAD
UTF-16 Encoding 0xDB40 0xDD6D
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000E016D
C/C++/Java Escape \udb40\udd6d

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