U+02FA "˺" Modifier Letter End High Tone Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+02FA "˺" Modifier Letter End High Tone is a diacritical mark used in phonetic transcription to indicate the end of a high tone in spoken language, typically within the International Phonetic Alphabet or other linguistic notation systems. It appears as a small vertical line or stroke, often resembling a raised bar, and is positioned after a letter to modify its tonal value, helping linguists precisely record the pitch contour of syllables in tonal languages such as Chinese or certain African languages. Its usage ensures clear communication of tonal boundaries, distinguishing it from other tone-marking characters that denote starting or continuing tones.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+02FA |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Modifier Letter End High Tone |
| 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 0xBA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x02FA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000002FA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u02fa |