U+FFFC "" Object Replacement Character Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0

U+FFFC "" Object Replacement Character is a special format control character used in text processing to denote an object that cannot be represented in plain text, such as an embedded image, a chart, a mathematical equation, or a multimedia element. It acts as a placeholder within a character stream, allowing systems to mark a position where such an object should be inserted while preserving the logical structure of the text during parsing or editing. Originally introduced in Unicode 3.0, this character is transparent to the reader in its actual display, as its purpose is purely functional for software implementing document interchange or rich text handling.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+FFFC |
| Version Added | 2.1 |
| Name | Object Replacement Character |
| Block | Specials |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |  |
| HTML Hex Encoding |  |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEF 0xBF 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xFFFC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000FFFC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ufffc |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Contingent Break Opportunity |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |