Vertical Bar with Horizontal Stroke ⟊

Usage snapshot:

• Used in content written with the Common script; suitable for UI labels and body text.
• Appears in the Unicode block Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A.

The character VERTICAL BAR WITH HORIZONTAL STROKE depicts the official name VERTICAL BAR WITH HORIZONTAL STROKE. In name tokens, VERTICAL BAR and HORIZONTAL STROKE signal two geometric elements, while WITH links them as a combined symbol; such tokens hint at how glyphs denote operations or relations in plain formulas and diagrams. A vertical bar usually marks separation or delimitation, and a horizontal stroke can indicate a modification or distinction atop a bar, a common typographic cue for compound symbols. This has practical value in reference works and typographic specimens. In scholarly contexts, it appears in educational primers and archival transcription where precise shapes guide comparisons across sources. It also informs paleography and scholarly editions that track long-form symbols and their variants. In digital tools, users may compare this symbol in formulas and calculators or in quick UI controls for operations or comparisons. Cross‑platform appearance can vary with rendering, so screen readers should expose the symbol clearly for accessibility and use in assistive technology to convey both form and function.

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