U+02F1 "˱" Modifier Letter Low Left Arrowhead Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+02F1 "˱" Modifier Letter Low Left Arrowhead is a small typographic mark used primarily in phonetic transcription and linguistic notation to indicate a particular direction or modification of a preceding sound, often representing a retracted or back articulation in the International Phonetic Alphabet or similar systems. This glyph belongs to the Spacing Modifier Letters block and functions as a diacritic-like character that can combine with other letters without altering their baseline spacing. Its specific shape, a leftward pointing arrowhead positioned low in the writing line, visually cues the reader to a backward or retroflex quality in pronunciation, distinguishing subtle articulatory details from other modifier marks.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+02F1 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Modifier Letter Low Left Arrowhead |
| Block | Spacing Modifier Letters |
| General Category | Modifier Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ˱ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ˱ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xCB 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x02F1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000002F1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u02f1 |