U+E018D "󠆍" Variation Selector-158 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+E018D "󠆍" Variation Selector-158 is a specialized invisible control character within the Unicode standard, belonging to a set of variation selectors used to specify a particular glyph variant for a preceding base character. Unlike regular visible characters, this selector does not display any glyph itself but instead instructs a compliant text rendering engine to choose a specific visual representation for the prior character, often for applications in emoji, ideographs, or script distinctions. It is part of a range of supplementary variation selectors allocated for future standardization, meaning its specific intended variation is defined by registries like the Unicode Consortium or third-party implementations rather than having a fixed use. As a result, without explicit support in a font or system, this character typically appears as an empty box or is ignored, serving primarily as a functional note in technical documentation.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
󠆍 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
󠆍 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF3 0xA0 0x86 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xDB40 0xDD8D |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000E018D |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\udb40\udd8d |
Unicode Properties