U+02C6 "ˆ" Modifier Letter Circumflex Accent Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+02C6 "ˆ" Modifier Letter Circumflex Accent is a typographic symbol classified as a modifier letter, designed to represent a distinct linguistic pitch or tone rather than to combine directly with a base letter like the standard circumflex diacritic. It is often used in phonetic transcription, particularly within the International Phonetic Alphabet to indicate a falling contour tone, and in various orthographies and romanization systems to mark specific vowel qualities or tones. As a spacing character, it occupies its own horizontal space and can be placed after or before a letter as needed, making it distinct from the combining circumflex accent (U+0302) which is intended to sit above a character.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+02C6 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Modifier Letter Circumflex Accent |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Modifier Letter Circumflex |
| Block | Spacing Modifier Letters |
| General Category | Modifier Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ˆ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ˆ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xCB 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x02C6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000002C6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u02c6 |