U+FE31 "︱" Presentation Form for Vertical Em Dash Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+FE31 "︱" Presentation Form for Vertical Em Dash is a typographic glyph designed specifically for use in vertical writing systems, such as traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean scripts, where text runs from top to bottom. It serves as a variant of the standard em dash, which is typically a horizontal line used to indicate a break in thought or a parenthetical statement in horizontal text. In vertical layouts, this character provides a properly oriented dash that maintains the intended visual flow and spacing, ensuring that punctuation aligns correctly with the directional reading order.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+FE31 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Presentation Form for Vertical Em Dash |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Glyph for Vertical Em Dash |
| Block | CJK Compatibility Forms |
| General Category | Dash Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Decomposition Type | Vertical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "—" U+2014 Em Dash |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ︱ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ︱ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEF 0xB8 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xFE31 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000FE31 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ufe31 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Ideographic |
| East Asian Width | Wide |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "—" U+2014 Em Dash |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "—" U+2014 Em Dash |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Dash | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | SContinue |