Variation Selector-7 Symbol
︆ Variation Selector-7 is a Unicode variation selector used to request an alternate glyph in supporting fonts.
U+FE06
︆ is a technical Unicode character known as Variation Selector-7. It’s used alongside a base character to request a particular glyph variant when a font supports it. If your font doesn’t implement the variation, the selector may have no visible effect.
Variation Selector-7 Symbol Meaning
Variation selectors are special Unicode “control” characters that work with a preceding base character. Specifically, ︆ is the character named VARIATION SELECTOR-7 (U+FE06). When a font supports variation sequences, using this selector after a base character can request a particular alternate glyph form—often to fine-tune appearance, typography, or rendering details. In practice, this character is mainly used in technical and typographic contexts (for example, when you need a particular font’s variant behavior). Because support depends on the font and rendering engine, the same text can look different across systems.
Common uses
- •Requesting a specific alternate glyph variant in fonts that support Unicode variation sequences
- •Testing and debugging typography behavior across different browsers and operating systems
- •Specifying font-driven symbol or character presentation in document workflows
- •Creating consistent rendering for specialized typography assets when the target font is known
- •Building developer tools or content pipelines that handle Unicode variation selectors
Examples
︆ Variation Selector-7 (U+FE06)
- ︆A︆ (requests a variant glyph for “A” if supported by the font)
- ︆日︆ (may select an alternate rendering of the base character “日” in compatible fonts)
- ︆あ︆ (variation selector used after “あ” for supported alternate glyphs)
- ︆漢︆ (uses ︆ after “漢” to request a font-specific variant)
- ︆•︆ (attempts a specific glyph variant after the bullet base character)
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+FE06 | |
| HTML Entity | ︆ | |
| HTML Code | ︆ | |
| CSS | \FE06 |
FAQ
What does the Variation Selector-7 symbol mean?
Variation selectors are special Unicode “control” characters that work with a preceding base character. Specifically, ︆ is the character named VARIATION SELECTOR-7 (U+FE06). When a font supports variation sequences, using this selector after a base character can request a particular alternate glyph form—often to fine-tune appearance, typography, or rendering details. In practice, this character is mainly used in technical and typographic contexts (for example, when you need a particular font’s variant behavior). Because support depends on the font and rendering engine, the same text can look different across systems.
What is ︆ used for?
︆ is Variation Selector-7 (U+FE06). It’s used to request a specific alternate glyph for a preceding base character in fonts that support variation sequences.
Will ︆ always change how the text looks?
No. The visual effect depends on whether the active font and rendering engine implement the variation sequence for that base character.
How do I use ︆ correctly?
Place it immediately after the base character you want to vary. For example, use it as “A︆” rather than by itself.
What are the Unicode and encoding details for ︆?
It is Unicode name VARIATION SELECTOR-7 with code point U+FE06. Common representations include HTML entity ︆ and CSS escape \\FE06 (JavaScript: \\u{FE06}).