U+FE09 "︉" Variation Selector-10 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+FE09 "︉" Variation Selector-10 is a specialized invisible code point used in digital text to request a specific variant form of a preceding base character, typically an ideograph or symbol, from a font that supports multiple glyphic alternatives. It belongs to the Variation Selectors block and is part of a system that allows for precise control over glyph appearance without altering the underlying character's semantic meaning. When placed immediately after a base character, it instructs compatible rendering engines to display the variation defined for that character in Unicode's standardized variation sequences, often employed for historical or stylistic distinctions in scripts like CJK or emoji sets.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+FE09 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Variation Selector-10 |
| Block | Variation Selectors |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
| Alias | VS10 (abbreviation) |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ︉ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ︉ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEF 0xB8 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xFE09 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000FE09 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ufe09 |