U+E01A9 "󠆩" Variation Selector-186 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

󠆩

U+E01A9 "󠆩" Variation Selector-186 is a specialized invisible formatting character within the Unicode standard, belonging to the block of Variation Selectors used to request a specific visual variant or glyph style for the preceding base character. It is part of a sequence known as an ideographic variation sequence (IVS) or standard variation sequence (SVS), where its sole function is to signal to a compliant text rendering system to display a predetermined alternative glyph, such as a different stroke shape or a distinct stylistic version, for the preceding CJK unified ideograph or other supported symbol. Unlike visible characters, this variation selector itself has no graphical representation or semantic meaning; it exists purely as a metadata marker to control the appearance of the character it follows, ensuring precise typographic reproduction in contexts like historical text or specialized fonts.

General Properties

Code Point U+E01A9
Version Added 4.0
Name Variation Selector-186
Block Variation Selectors Supplement
General Category Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Nonspacing Mark
Alias VS186 (abbreviation)

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 󠆩
HTML Hex Encoding 󠆩
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF3 0xA0 0x86 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding 0xDB40 0xDDA9
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000E01A9
C/C++/Java Escape \udb40\udda9

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