Character names

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Introduction

The characters used by this wiki and by NARS2000 when writing a workspace to disk have a specific name in order that they can be displayed in ASCII text and if necessary for display purposes they have a specific Unicode value so that they can be read exactly if read from a binary file and so they can be displayed within the APL font.

When it is necessary to describe a character it's usually easier to remember the name than a hexidecimal code number. For example, the APL quad symbol "⎕" is internalized as Unicode U+9109, it can be displayed on a web page using the symbol ⎕ or can be referenced on this wiki by the name {quad}. This wiki is set up to show these brace symbols as APL characters in ordinary text.

If you want to show a series of apl characters in monospace, you can surround them block like this: <apl>{quad}</apl> (which looks like this: ) for regular size APL characters (which may be cut off on some displays), or <apll>{quad}</apll> for larger APL characters also in a monospace font, and looks like this: .

Names

The following are the names for the APL symbols. Some symbols have more than one name; either the typical APL use name is used or the description if there isn't a standard function name. If the name is accessible as a standard APL symbol the name will be a link; click on the link to go to the page for how the symbol is used.

Symbol Names
Symbol Name Value Symbol Name Value Symbol Name Value
{{{sy}}}
[[{{{Link}}}|{A_}]]
{{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{{{sy}}}
[[{{{Link}}}|{Z_}]]
{{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
[[{{{Link}}}|{alpha}]] {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
[[{{{Link}}}|{and}]] {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
[[{{{Link}}}|{ceiling}]] {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
[[{{{Link}}}|{circle}]] {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
[[{{{Link}}}|{circlebar}]] {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
[[{{{Link}}}|{circlemiddledot}]] {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
, [[{{{Link}}}|{comma}]] {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
[[{{{Link}}}|{commabar}]] {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
[[{{{Link}}}|{comment}]] {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
[[{{{Link}}}|{commute}]] {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
[[{{{Link}}}|{compose}]] {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}}
{{{sy}}}
{dagger}
{{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
[[{{{Link}}}|{del}]] {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
[[{{{Link}}}|{delta}]] {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
[[{{{Link}}}|{deltaunderbar}]] {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
[[{{{Link}}}|{diamond}]] {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
¨ [[{{{Link}}}|{dieresis}]] {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
÷ [[{{{Link}}}|{divide}]] {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
[[{{{Link}}}|{domino}]] {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{downshoe} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{downshoestile} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{drop} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
¨ {each} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{enclose} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{epsilon} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
= {equal} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{equalunderbar} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{execute} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{{{sy}}}
{find}
{{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{floor} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{format} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{{{sy}}}
{frog}
{{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{{{sy}}}
{ge}
{{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{goto} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{gradedown} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{gradeup} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{iota} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{iotaunderbar} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{jot} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{{{sy}}}
{le}
{{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{leftarrow} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{ {leftbrace} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{leftshoeunderbar} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{lefttack} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{log} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{match} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{mismatch} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
| {mod} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{omega} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{or} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{nand} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{{{sy}}}
{ne}
{{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
¯ {neg} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{nor} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
~ {not} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
π {pi} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{pick} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{pitimes} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
+ {plus} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
* {power} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{quad} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{quadslope} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
? {{{sy}}}
{query}
{{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{quotequad} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{rank} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{represent} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{rho} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
} {rightbrace} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{rightshoe} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{rightshoeunderbar} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{righttack} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{root} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{rotate} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
§ {{{sy}}}
{section}
{{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{slashbar} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{slopebar} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{sourpuss} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{{{sy}}}
{snout}
{{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{squad} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
* {star} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{take} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
× {times} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{transpose} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{union} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{uparrow} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{upon} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{upshoe} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{uptack} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}
{zilde} {{{F}}} {{{ID}}} {{{k}}} {{{num}}} {{{hex}}}

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