What ⍍ means
⍍ managed files in APL/700.
APL/700 was an early computer version of the APL programming language. Its function created and renamed files and changed their passwords; handled file deletion.
APL began as Kenneth Iverson's mathematical notation, published in 1962; computer implementations followed in 1965–1966. This explains APL's distinctive symbols, but does not date ⍍ itself. As of 2026, Dyalog's reference guide does not list it as a current primitive.
Technical and specific to the historical APL/700 dialect.
Do not assume it is a current command in every APL dialect.
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Questions people ask
1Is ⍍ an emoji?
No. It is a text symbol used in APL/700 code.
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How to type or find ⍍
- Search it as
- quad delta · APL/700 · APL file command · APL file password
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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Windows
macOS
HTML
⍍CSS
\234DCodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⍍
HTML hex
⍍
CSS content
content: "\234D";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%8D%8D
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.