U+2BDC "⯜" Nessus Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

⯜
Source: Noto Sans Symbols 2 Source: Browser Default

U+2BDC "⯜" Nessus is a symbol representing the centaur Nessus from Greek mythology, who was famously slain by Heracles with a poisoned arrow and later played a role in the hero's own demise. It is classified within the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block and is sometimes used in astronomical or astrological contexts to denote the centaur asteroid 7066 Nessus, a minor planet located in the outer solar system beyond Neptune. The character was added to the Unicode Standard to provide a dedicated glyph for this specific mythological and astronomical reference.

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General Properties

Code Point
U+2BDC
Version Added
11.0
Name
Nessus
Block
Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows
General Category
Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class
Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class
Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
⯜
HTML Hex Encoding
⯜
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xAF 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2BDC
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002BDC
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2bdc

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
Alphabetic
Script
Common
Script Extensions
Common
Indic Syllabic Category
Other
Pattern Syntax
Yes
Vertical Orientation
Upright
Grapheme Base
Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break
Other
Word Break
Other
Sentence Break
Other