U+0318 "̘" Combining Left Tack Below Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0318 "̘" Combining Left Tack Below is a diacritical mark used in phonetic transcription, particularly within the International Phonetic Alphabet, to indicate a retracted or backed articulation of a sound. It appears as a small symbol placed beneath a base character, resembling a leftward-pointing tack or hook, and modifies the pronunciation by suggesting the tongue or articulator is positioned further back in the vocal tract than usual.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0318 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Combining Left Tack Below |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Non-Spacing Left Tack Below |
| Block | Combining Diacritical Marks |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Below |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ̘ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ̘ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xCC 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0318 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000318 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0318 |