U+030D "̍" Combining Vertical Line Above Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+030D "̍" Combining Vertical Line Above is a combining diacritical mark used in various writing systems to modify the pronunciation or phonetic value of a base character, most notably in the International Phonetic Alphabet where it can indicate a specific type of stress or tone, such as a high tone or rising intonation, depending on the linguistic context. It is designed to be placed directly over the preceding character, integrating seamlessly with the text's spacing, and is part of a broader set of combining marks that enable precise phonetic transcription without altering the base letter's shape.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+030D |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Combining Vertical Line Above |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Non-Spacing Vertical Line Above |
| Block | Combining Diacritical Marks |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Above |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ̍ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ̍ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xCC 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x030D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000030D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u030d |