U+E01DC "󠇜" Variation Selector-237 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

󠇜

U+E01DC "󠇜" Variation Selector-237 is a special purpose code point in the Unicode standard, belonging to the Supplementary Private Use Area-B and visually represented as a transparent or invisible glyph. Unlike standard characters, it is not intended for direct display but acts as a formatting mark when combined with a preceding base character, instructing software to select a specific glyph variation or stylistic alternative from the font's variation sequences. This particular variation selector is part of a broader system that allows for precise control of text rendering, especially in complex scripts or decorative fonts, though its practical use depends on font support and rendering engines. It is a technical tool for advanced typographic fine tuning rather than a character with independent meaning.

General Properties

Code Point U+E01DC
Version Added 4.0
Name Variation Selector-237
Block Variation Selectors Supplement
General Category Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Nonspacing Mark
Alias VS237 (abbreviation)

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 󠇜
HTML Hex Encoding 󠇜
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF3 0xA0 0x87 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding 0xDB40 0xDDDC
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000E01DC
C/C++/Java Escape \udb40\udddc

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