U+E01D7 "󠇗" Variation Selector-232 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

󠇗

U+E01D7 "󠇗" Variation Selector-232 is a specialized formatting code in the Unicode standard, specifically part of the variation selector supplement block used for ideographic characters. Unlike ordinary visible glyphs, this character is invisible by itself and serves as a control character that modifies the appearance of a preceding base character, typically a CJK unified ideograph, by requesting a specific glyph variant from a font or rendering system. Variation Selector-232 is associated with a standardized variation sequence that allows documents to preserve nuanced typographic distinctions, such as historical or regional differences in character shapes, ensuring consistent display across platforms. It does not represent a spoken sound or written symbol on its own and only takes effect when paired with a compatible base character, making it an essential tool for preserving textual fidelity in complex writing systems.

General Properties

Code Point U+E01D7
Version Added 4.0
Name Variation Selector-232
Block Variation Selectors Supplement
General Category Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Nonspacing Mark
Alias VS232 (abbreviation)

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 󠇗
HTML Hex Encoding 󠇗
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF3 0xA0 0x87 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding 0xDB40 0xDDD7
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000E01D7
C/C++/Java Escape \udb40\uddd7

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