U+180B "" Mongolian Free Variation Selector One Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Mongolian Source: Browser Default

U+180B "" Mongolian Free Variation Selector One is an invisible control character used in the Mongolian script to specify a particular variant form of a preceding letter, primarily to distinguish between positional glyph shapes or stylistic alternatives without altering the underlying text. It belongs to a set of three free variation selectors in the Mongolian block, and its function is crucial for accurate rendering of the script's complex orthography, where the same character may appear differently depending on its context or desired aesthetic. By placing this selector after a base character, a text processor or font can choose the appropriate glyph from a predefined set, ensuring typographic precision in digital environments.

General Properties

Code Point
U+180B
Name
Mongolian Free Variation Selector One
Alias
FVS1 (abbreviation)

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
᠋
HTML Hex Encoding
᠋
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0xA0 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding
0x180B
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000180B
C/C++/Java Escape
\u180b