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U+2B97, ⮗
SYMBOL FOR TYPE A ELECTRONICS
[unassigned: U+2B96]

[U+2B95]
Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows
[U+2B98]

Japanese[edit]

Placement of ⮗ on a Sega Saturn sold in Japan

Glyph origin[edit]

Postal mark () in an enclosing triangle. Jurisdiction over the electrical power industry was at one point in history held by the Ministry of Communications, which also operated the postal system.

Symbol[edit]

  1. Certification symbol for a Category A electrical appliance.

Usage notes[edit]

The symbol ⮗ was used to mark Category A appliances, while the symbol marked Category B appliances. These marks are not stipulated by the current (2001) Act on Product Safety of Electrical Appliances and Materials, which instead governs the PSE diamond for Category A appliances.

References[edit]

  • Marín Silva, Eduardo (2018) “UTC L2/18-184R: Proposal to encode: SYMBOL FOR TYPE A ELECTRONICS”, in Unicode Technical Committee Document Registry[1]