U+E01D8 "󠇘" Variation Selector-233 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+E01D8 "󠇘" Variation Selector-233 is a specialized invisible control character in the Unicode standard, part of the "Variation Selectors Supplement" block, used to request a specific glyph variant for the preceding base character it follows. Unlike printable characters, it does not represent a visible symbol itself but instead instructs a font or rendering system to display a predetermined alternate form of the previous ideograph or emoji, such as a stylistic or regional variation, when such an option is defined. This particular selector, number 233, is intended for use with Unicode Standardized Variation Sequences, though its actual application depends on font support and the specific sequence registered in the Unicode ideographic variation database. As a metacharacter, it fundamentally serves to enable subtle typographic distinctions without altering the text's underlying semantics or requiring multiple encoded characters for each variant.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
󠇘 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
󠇘 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF3 0xA0 0x87 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xDB40 0xDDD8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000E01D8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\udb40\uddd8 |
Unicode Properties