U+02FB "˻" Modifier Letter Begin Low Tone Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
˻
U+02FB "˻" Modifier Letter Begin Low Tone is a diacritical mark used in the International Phonetic Alphabet and certain phonetic transcription systems to indicate the beginning of a low tone in a spoken syllable or word, often as part of tone sandhi or intonational contour notation. It is a small, raised left-pointing arrow that modifies the tone of the following sound, typically placed before a vowel or syllable to signal a low or falling tone onset. This glyph resides in the Spacing Modifier Letters block and is distinct from combining marks, as it is intended to be used as a separate character with a visible width, aiding linguists and language learners in capturing tonal nuances in various world languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+02FB |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Modifier Letter Begin Low 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 0xBB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x02FB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000002FB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u02fb |