U+FE3A "︺" Presentation Form for Vertical Right Tortoise Shell Bracket Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+FE3A "︺" Presentation Form for Vertical Right Tortoise Shell Bracket is a special CJK Compatibility Ideograph designed for use in vertical text layouts, serving as the right-side counterpart to the left tortoise shell bracket. It originates from the standards for vertical writing in East Asian typography, where characters are rotated or transformed to fit seamlessly into columns of text running from top to bottom. This specific bracket is used to enclose or group content within such vertical scripts, ensuring that the punctuation aligns correctly with the orientation of the text. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for consistent rendering across different platforms and applications when handling vertical typesetting, particularly in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
︺ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
︺ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xEF 0xB8 0xBA |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xFE3A |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000FE3A |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ufe3a |
Unicode Properties