How do I type the ⍓ apl functional symbol quad up caret symbol?

On Windows, type 2353 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2353. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.

What is the code for ⍓?

Apl Functional Symbol Quad Up Caret is U+2353 and in LaTeX as \APLboxupcaret. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.

What kind of character is ⍓?

Apl Functional Symbol Quad Up Caret is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Technical block, and was introduced in Unicode 1.1. Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.

U+2353 · Other symbol

LaTeX

\APLboxupcaret

Apl Functional Symbol Quad Up Caret Symbol ⍓

⍓ is apl functional symbol quad up caret, U+2353 — \APLboxupcaret in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 1.1, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.

Codes & technical data

Unicode	`U+2353`
HTML hex	`⍓`
HTML decimal	`⍓`
CSS	`\2353`
JavaScript	`\u{2353}`
Python	`\U00002353`
Java / C#	`\u2353`
Rust	`\u{2353}`
Swift	`\u{2353}`
PHP	`\u{2353}`
URL encoded	`%E2%8D%93`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 8D 93`
UTF-16 bytes	`2353`
Base64	`4o2T`
Decimal	`9043`
LaTeX	`\APLboxupcaret`
Category	Other symbol (So)
Introduced	Unicode 1.1

Will ⍓ survive being pasted?

Normalisation. Yes. ⍓ is unchanged by NFKC, so it survives normalising systems intact.
Legacy encodings. ⍓ is Unicode-only — it has no Latin-1 equivalent, so a system stuck on an 8-bit encoding cannot represent it.
Size. 3 bytes in UTF-8. Character-limited fields — SMS, bios, some form validators — usually count bytes, not characters.

Unicode cross-references

The standard points readers of ⍓ at these characters — usually because they look alike, or because one is the correct choice where the other is often used by mistake.

⮹U+2BB9up arrowhead in a rectangle box

Nearby in Miscellaneous Technical

Symbols from engineering, electronics and computing: APL operators, keyboard keys, dentistry and cartography marks. The ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ ⏎ keys people paste into shortcut documentation live here.

All 256 characters in Miscellaneous Technical →

How to type ⍓

Windows	Type `2353` then press `Alt`+`X`
macOS	Press `Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`Space`, then search for “apl functional symbol quad up caret”
Linux	Press `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, type `2353`, press `Enter`
HTML	`⍓`

About Unicode’s Other symbol category

Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.

Frequently asked questions

How do I type the ⍓ apl functional symbol quad up caret symbol?: On Windows, type 2353 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2353. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
What is the code for ⍓?: Apl Functional Symbol Quad Up Caret is U+2353 and in LaTeX as \APLboxupcaret. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
What kind of character is ⍓?: Apl Functional Symbol Quad Up Caret is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Technical block, and was introduced in Unicode 1.1. Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.