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Definition 2024


Character
Unicode name FULLWIDTH VERTICAL LINE
Unicode block Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms
Codepoint U+FF5C

Chinese

Punctuation mark

  1. fullwidth encoding of | (the vertical bar)

Usage notes

According to The Unicode Standard, this character ("") is needed for compatibility with certain East-Asian character encoding systems and does not generally represent a different concept than the more common "|".


Japanese

Punctuation mark

  1. fullwidth encoding of | (the vertical bar)

Usage notes

According to The Unicode Standard, this character ("") is needed for compatibility with certain East-Asian character encoding systems and does not generally represent a different concept than the more common "|".