U+E01CB "󠇋" Variation Selector-220 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

󠇋

U+E01CB "󠇋" Variation Selector-220 is a special invisible code point used in digital text to modify the appearance of the preceding character, specifically as part of a standardized scheme for selecting alternative glyphs or presentation forms. Unlike typical visible characters, its purpose is purely functional, enabling precise control over typographic variations in scripts such as Arabic, Chinese, or mathematical notation, though it typically renders as no visible symbol itself. This variation selector belongs to a large set of similar selectors that allow text to be displayed with specific stylistic attributes like serif or sans-serif forms, without altering the base character's fundamental identity. In practice, it is invisible to users and requires supporting software to interpret its instruction for the correct visual output.

General Properties

Code Point U+E01CB
Version Added 4.0
Name Variation Selector-220
Block Variation Selectors Supplement
General Category Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Nonspacing Mark
Alias VS220 (abbreviation)

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 󠇋
HTML Hex Encoding 󠇋
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF3 0xA0 0x87 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding 0xDB40 0xDDCB
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000E01CB
C/C++/Java Escape \udb40\uddcb

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