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Technical Catalogue of Symbols

Systematic reference tables associating each epigraphic sign or delimiter with its Unicode code, providing the descriptive name, the code, and, where applicable, usage contexts or explanatory notes.

Output Delimiters

SignNameUnicodeConstruct
(Left ParenthesisU+0028Abbreviation, Cite
)Right ParenthesisU+0029Abbreviation, Cite
[Left Square BracketU+005BSupplied, Gap
]Right Square BracketU+005DSupplied, Gap
Left White Curly BracketU+2983Choice
Right White Curly BracketU+2984Choice
Z Notation Left Image BracketU+2987Unclear
Z Notation Right Image BracketU+2988Unclear
Mathematical Left White Square BracketU+27E6Erasure
Mathematical Right White Square BracketU+27E7Erasure
Left-Pointing Angle BracketU+2329Omitted
Right-Pointing Angle BracketU+232AOmitted
Bottom Left Half BracketU+2E24PreviousSeen
Bottom Right Half BracketU+2E25PreviousSeen
Reverse Solidus OperatorU+29F5Ligature
Reverse Solidus with Horizontal StrokeU+29F7Ligature
Left Substitution BracketU+2E02Addition
Right Substitution BracketU+2E03Addition
Left Dotted Substitution BracketU+2E02Correction
Right Dotted Substitution BracketU+2E03Correction
Triple Nested Less-ThanU+2AF7ApparatusMark
Triple Nested Greater-ThanU+2AF8ApparatusMark

Special Stop Characters

SignNameUnicode
\nLine Feed (LF)U+000A
!Exclamation MarkU+0021
#Number SignU+0023
$Dollar SignU+0024
/SolidusU+002F
(Left ParenthesisU+0028
)Right ParenthesisU+0029
*AsteriskU+002A
Low AsteriskU+204E
Two Asterisks Aligned VerticallyU+2051
%Percent SignU+0025
Per Mill SignU+2030
+Plus SignU+002B
Double DaggerU+2021
Mathematical Left White Square BracketU+27E6
Mathematical Right White Square BracketU+27E7
=Equals SignU+003D
Not Equal ToU+2260
-Hyphen-MinusU+002D
<Less-Than SignU+003C
>Greater-Than SignU+003E
?Question MarkU+003F
[Left Square BracketU+005B
]Right Square BracketU+005D
^Circumflex AccentU+005E
_Low LineU+005F
{Left Curly BracketU+007B
}Right Curly BracketU+007D
|Vertical LineU+007C