U+02D1 "ˑ" Modifier Letter Half Triangular Colon Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+02D1 "ˑ" Modifier Letter Half Triangular Colon is a diacritical mark used in phonetic transcription, most notably within the International Phonetic Alphabet, where it serves as a secondary articulation symbol indicating a lengthened or half-long pronunciation of the preceding sound, though it is distinct from the full-length triangular colon. Its visual form resembles a small, vertically aligned triangle or dot positioned at the top of the letter, and it is categorized as a modifier letter rather than a punctuation mark, emphasizing its role in altering the phonetic value of a base character. This character is encoded in the Spacing Modifier Letters block and is supported by standard Unicode fonts, allowing its use in linguistic notation for precise speech recording.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ˑ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ˑ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xCB 0x91 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x02D1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000002D1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u02d1 |
Unicode Properties