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Variation Selectors Supplement

U+E0100 – U+E01EF   (917760–917999)

The Variation Selectors Supplement range was introduced with version 4.0 of the Unicode Standard and is located in Plane 14 (the Supplementary Special-purpose Plane). Windows XP and later versions support supplementary characters by default. In Windows 2000, you need to enable support for supplementary characters. These characters cannot easily be displayed in earlier versions of Windows.

Most Unicode characters can be represented by a wide variety of glyphs, and in rich text a particular glyph can be indicated by choosing a particular font or style. This mechanism is not available in plain text, and so variation selectors have been introduced as a way of indicating that the glyphs applicable to a particular character should be changed or restricted. The base character is followed by the variation selector, the combination being called a variation sequence. This is not intended to be general-purpose mechanism, and the only permitted variation sequences are those defined in the Standardized Variants file, which forms part of the Unicode Character Database.

You can find some or all of the characters in this range in the Windows Unicode font YOzFontN.

To see exactly which characters are included in a particular font, you can use a utility such as Andrew West’s BabelMap.

The characters in this range are not applicable in HTML, and therefore only the code points and names are shown in the following table. You can see a graphical display of the characters at http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/UE0100.pdf.

DecimalHexName
917760E0100VARIATION SELECTOR-17
917761E0101VARIATION SELECTOR-18
917762E0102VARIATION SELECTOR-19
917763E0103VARIATION SELECTOR-20
917764E0104VARIATION SELECTOR-21
917765E0105VARIATION SELECTOR-22
917766E0106VARIATION SELECTOR-23
917767E0107VARIATION SELECTOR-24
917768E0108VARIATION SELECTOR-25
917769E0109VARIATION SELECTOR-26
917770E010AVARIATION SELECTOR-27
917771E010BVARIATION SELECTOR-28
917772E010CVARIATION SELECTOR-29
917773E010DVARIATION SELECTOR-30
917774E010EVARIATION SELECTOR-31
917775E010FVARIATION SELECTOR-32
917776E0110VARIATION SELECTOR-33
917777E0111VARIATION SELECTOR-34
917778E0112VARIATION SELECTOR-35
917779E0113VARIATION SELECTOR-36
917780E0114VARIATION SELECTOR-37
917781E0115VARIATION SELECTOR-38
917782E0116VARIATION SELECTOR-39
917783E0117VARIATION SELECTOR-40
917784E0118VARIATION SELECTOR-41
917785E0119VARIATION SELECTOR-42
917786E011AVARIATION SELECTOR-43
917787E011BVARIATION SELECTOR-44
917788E011CVARIATION SELECTOR-45
917789E011DVARIATION SELECTOR-46
917790E011EVARIATION SELECTOR-47
917791E011FVARIATION SELECTOR-48
917792E0120VARIATION SELECTOR-49
917793E0121VARIATION SELECTOR-50
917794E0122VARIATION SELECTOR-51
917795E0123VARIATION SELECTOR-52
917796E0124VARIATION SELECTOR-53
917797E0125VARIATION SELECTOR-54
917798E0126VARIATION SELECTOR-55
917799E0127VARIATION SELECTOR-56
917800E0128VARIATION SELECTOR-57
917801E0129VARIATION SELECTOR-58
917802E012AVARIATION SELECTOR-59
917803E012BVARIATION SELECTOR-60
917804E012CVARIATION SELECTOR-61
917805E012DVARIATION SELECTOR-62
917806E012EVARIATION SELECTOR-63
917807E012FVARIATION SELECTOR-64
917808E0130VARIATION SELECTOR-65
917809E0131VARIATION SELECTOR-66
917810E0132VARIATION SELECTOR-67
917811E0133VARIATION SELECTOR-68
917812E0134VARIATION SELECTOR-69
917813E0135VARIATION SELECTOR-70
917814E0136VARIATION SELECTOR-71
917815E0137VARIATION SELECTOR-72
917816E0138VARIATION SELECTOR-73
917817E0139VARIATION SELECTOR-74
917818E013AVARIATION SELECTOR-75
917819E013BVARIATION SELECTOR-76
917820E013CVARIATION SELECTOR-77
917821E013DVARIATION SELECTOR-78
917822E013EVARIATION SELECTOR-79
917823E013FVARIATION SELECTOR-80
917824E0140VARIATION SELECTOR-81
917825E0141VARIATION SELECTOR-82
917826E0142VARIATION SELECTOR-83
917827E0143VARIATION SELECTOR-84
917828E0144VARIATION SELECTOR-85
917829E0145VARIATION SELECTOR-86
917830E0146VARIATION SELECTOR-87
917831E0147VARIATION SELECTOR-88
917832E0148VARIATION SELECTOR-89
917833E0149VARIATION SELECTOR-90
917834E014AVARIATION SELECTOR-91
917835E014BVARIATION SELECTOR-92
917836E014CVARIATION SELECTOR-93
917837E014DVARIATION SELECTOR-94
917838E014EVARIATION SELECTOR-95
917839E014FVARIATION SELECTOR-96
917840E0150VARIATION SELECTOR-97
917841E0151VARIATION SELECTOR-98
917842E0152VARIATION SELECTOR-99
917843E0153VARIATION SELECTOR-100
917844E0154VARIATION SELECTOR-101
917845E0155VARIATION SELECTOR-102
917846E0156VARIATION SELECTOR-103
917847E0157VARIATION SELECTOR-104
917848E0158VARIATION SELECTOR-105
917849E0159VARIATION SELECTOR-106
917850E015AVARIATION SELECTOR-107
917851E015BVARIATION SELECTOR-108
917852E015CVARIATION SELECTOR-109
917853E015DVARIATION SELECTOR-110
917854E015EVARIATION SELECTOR-111
917855E015FVARIATION SELECTOR-112
917856E0160VARIATION SELECTOR-113
917857E0161VARIATION SELECTOR-114
917858E0162VARIATION SELECTOR-115
917859E0163VARIATION SELECTOR-116
917860E0164VARIATION SELECTOR-117
917861E0165VARIATION SELECTOR-118
917862E0166VARIATION SELECTOR-119
917863E0167VARIATION SELECTOR-120
917864E0168VARIATION SELECTOR-121
917865E0169VARIATION SELECTOR-122
917866E016AVARIATION SELECTOR-123
917867E016BVARIATION SELECTOR-124
917868E016CVARIATION SELECTOR-125
917869E016DVARIATION SELECTOR-126
917870E016EVARIATION SELECTOR-127
917871E016FVARIATION SELECTOR-128
917872E0170VARIATION SELECTOR-129
917873E0171VARIATION SELECTOR-130
917874E0172VARIATION SELECTOR-131
917875E0173VARIATION SELECTOR-132
917876E0174VARIATION SELECTOR-133
917877E0175VARIATION SELECTOR-134
917878E0176VARIATION SELECTOR-135
917879E0177VARIATION SELECTOR-136
917880E0178VARIATION SELECTOR-137
917881E0179VARIATION SELECTOR-138
917882E017AVARIATION SELECTOR-139
917883E017BVARIATION SELECTOR-140
917884E017CVARIATION SELECTOR-141
917885E017DVARIATION SELECTOR-142
917886E017EVARIATION SELECTOR-143
917887E017FVARIATION SELECTOR-144
917888E0180VARIATION SELECTOR-145
917889E0181VARIATION SELECTOR-146
917890E0182VARIATION SELECTOR-147
917891E0183VARIATION SELECTOR-148
917892E0184VARIATION SELECTOR-149
917893E0185VARIATION SELECTOR-150
917894E0186VARIATION SELECTOR-151
917895E0187VARIATION SELECTOR-152
917896E0188VARIATION SELECTOR-153
917897E0189VARIATION SELECTOR-154
917898E018AVARIATION SELECTOR-155
917899E018BVARIATION SELECTOR-156
917900E018CVARIATION SELECTOR-157
917901E018DVARIATION SELECTOR-158
917902E018EVARIATION SELECTOR-159
917903E018FVARIATION SELECTOR-160
917904E0190VARIATION SELECTOR-161
917905E0191VARIATION SELECTOR-162
917906E0192VARIATION SELECTOR-163
917907E0193VARIATION SELECTOR-164
917908E0194VARIATION SELECTOR-165
917909E0195VARIATION SELECTOR-166
917910E0196VARIATION SELECTOR-167
917911E0197VARIATION SELECTOR-168
917912E0198VARIATION SELECTOR-169
917913E0199VARIATION SELECTOR-170
917914E019AVARIATION SELECTOR-171
917915E019BVARIATION SELECTOR-172
917916E019CVARIATION SELECTOR-173
917917E019DVARIATION SELECTOR-174
917918E019EVARIATION SELECTOR-175
917919E019FVARIATION SELECTOR-176
917920E01A0VARIATION SELECTOR-177
917921E01A1VARIATION SELECTOR-178
917922E01A2VARIATION SELECTOR-179
917923E01A3VARIATION SELECTOR-180
917924E01A4VARIATION SELECTOR-181
917925E01A5VARIATION SELECTOR-182
917926E01A6VARIATION SELECTOR-183
917927E01A7VARIATION SELECTOR-184
917928E01A8VARIATION SELECTOR-185
917929E01A9VARIATION SELECTOR-186
917930E01AAVARIATION SELECTOR-187
917931E01ABVARIATION SELECTOR-188
917932E01ACVARIATION SELECTOR-189
917933E01ADVARIATION SELECTOR-190
917934E01AEVARIATION SELECTOR-191
917935E01AFVARIATION SELECTOR-192
917936E01B0VARIATION SELECTOR-193
917937E01B1VARIATION SELECTOR-194
917938E01B2VARIATION SELECTOR-195
917939E01B3VARIATION SELECTOR-196
917940E01B4VARIATION SELECTOR-197
917941E01B5VARIATION SELECTOR-198
917942E01B6VARIATION SELECTOR-199
917943E01B7VARIATION SELECTOR-200
917944E01B8VARIATION SELECTOR-201
917945E01B9VARIATION SELECTOR-202
917946E01BAVARIATION SELECTOR-203
917947E01BBVARIATION SELECTOR-204
917948E01BCVARIATION SELECTOR-205
917949E01BDVARIATION SELECTOR-206
917950E01BEVARIATION SELECTOR-207
917951E01BFVARIATION SELECTOR-208
917952E01C0VARIATION SELECTOR-209
917953E01C1VARIATION SELECTOR-210
917954E01C2VARIATION SELECTOR-211
917955E01C3VARIATION SELECTOR-212
917956E01C4VARIATION SELECTOR-213
917957E01C5VARIATION SELECTOR-214
917958E01C6VARIATION SELECTOR-215
917959E01C7VARIATION SELECTOR-216
917960E01C8VARIATION SELECTOR-217
917961E01C9VARIATION SELECTOR-218
917962E01CAVARIATION SELECTOR-219
917963E01CBVARIATION SELECTOR-220
917964E01CCVARIATION SELECTOR-221
917965E01CDVARIATION SELECTOR-222
917966E01CEVARIATION SELECTOR-223
917967E01CFVARIATION SELECTOR-224
917968E01D0VARIATION SELECTOR-225
917969E01D1VARIATION SELECTOR-226
917970E01D2VARIATION SELECTOR-227
917971E01D3VARIATION SELECTOR-228
917972E01D4VARIATION SELECTOR-229
917973E01D5VARIATION SELECTOR-230
917974E01D6VARIATION SELECTOR-231
917975E01D7VARIATION SELECTOR-232
917976E01D8VARIATION SELECTOR-233
917977E01D9VARIATION SELECTOR-234
917978E01DAVARIATION SELECTOR-235
917979E01DBVARIATION SELECTOR-236
917980E01DCVARIATION SELECTOR-237
917981E01DDVARIATION SELECTOR-238
917982E01DEVARIATION SELECTOR-239
917983E01DFVARIATION SELECTOR-240
917984E01E0VARIATION SELECTOR-241
917985E01E1VARIATION SELECTOR-242
917986E01E2VARIATION SELECTOR-243
917987E01E3VARIATION SELECTOR-244
917988E01E4VARIATION SELECTOR-245
917989E01E5VARIATION SELECTOR-246
917990E01E6VARIATION SELECTOR-247
917991E01E7VARIATION SELECTOR-248
917992E01E8VARIATION SELECTOR-249
917993E01E9VARIATION SELECTOR-250
917994E01EAVARIATION SELECTOR-251
917995E01EBVARIATION SELECTOR-252
917996E01ECVARIATION SELECTOR-253
917997E01EDVARIATION SELECTOR-254
917998E01EEVARIATION SELECTOR-255
917999E01EFVARIATION SELECTOR-256

Copyright © 2003–2010 Alan Wood

The hexadecimal numbers and the character names in the above table are taken from the Unicode 4.0 Character Database, Copyright © 1991–2003 Unicode, Inc., as contained in UnicodeData.txt on the Unicode ftp site (ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/) in June 2003.

Created 21st July 2003   Last updated 12th September 2010

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