U+2FF7 "" Ideographic Description Character Surround from Left Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+2FF7 "" Ideographic Description Character Surround from Left is a special notation used specifically for describing the structural composition of complex Chinese characters (hanzi) or CJK ideographs, rather than representing a character or word itself. It visually indicates that a component on the left side of a character encloses or surrounds other components on its right, functioning as a symbolic operator within the Ideographic Description Sequences (IDS) standard. This system allows fonts, dictionaries, and digital text encodings to graphically convey how certain characters are formed, such as in the hanzi for "district" or "region," where the left radical wraps around internal elements. As a purely technical descriptor, it is not meant for ordinary text or communication but serves as a tool for linguists, typographers, and software developers working with CJK scripts.

General Properties

Code Point
U+2FF7
Name
Ideographic Description Character Surround from Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
⿷
HTML Hex Encoding
⿷
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xBF 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2FF7
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002FF7
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2ff7