U+E0197 "󠆗" Variation Selector-168 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

󠆗

U+E0197 "󠆗" Variation Selector-168 is a reserved code point within the Unicode standard's variation selectors supplement block, specifically designed to act as an invisible formatting character that modifies the appearance of a preceding base character. Unlike typical characters that represent visible symbols, this variation selector does not produce any visible glyph on its own but instead instructs a compatible text rendering system to apply a specific predefined stylistic variant for the preceding emoji or character, such as altering its color, shape, or orientation. As of the current Unicode specification, Variation Selector-168 remains unassigned to any specific style for a standardized emoji sequence, meaning its effect is not yet defined or supported in mainstream applications. Its presence in a text file is typically ignored by standard fonts and software, serving only as a placeholder for potential future usage in the ongoing evolution of digital typography.

General Properties

Code Point U+E0197
Version Added 4.0
Name Variation Selector-168
Block Variation Selectors Supplement
General Category Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Nonspacing Mark
Alias VS168 (abbreviation)

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 󠆗
HTML Hex Encoding 󠆗
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF3 0xA0 0x86 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding 0xDB40 0xDD97
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000E0197
C/C++/Java Escape \udb40\udd97

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