U+FE32 "︲" Presentation Form for Vertical En Dash Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+FE32 "︲" Presentation Form for Vertical En Dash is a typographic glyph used specifically in vertical writing systems, such as traditional Chinese and Japanese text, to represent an en dash when the text orientation shifts from horizontal to vertical. This character serves as the vertical equivalent of the standard en dash (U+2013) and is part of the CJK Compatibility Forms block, designed to preserve the correct visual appearance of punctuation in vertical layouts where the dash must be rotated or repositioned to align with the vertical flow of characters. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent rendering across digital platforms when displaying vertical text, preventing the horizontal en dash from appearing awkwardly misaligned in such contexts.

General Properties

Code Point U+FE32
Version Added 1.1
Name Presentation Form for Vertical En Dash
Unicode 1.0 Name Glyph for Vertical En Dash
Block CJK Compatibility Forms
General Category Dash Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Decomposition Type Vertical
Decomposition Mapping "–" U+2013 En Dash

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ︲
HTML Hex Encoding ︲
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEF 0xB8 0xB2
UTF-16 Encoding 0xFE32
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000FE32
C/C++/Java Escape \ufe32

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+2013 En Dash
NFKC Simple Casefold "–" U+2013 En 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