U+031C "̜" Combining Left Half Ring Below Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+031C "̜" Combining Left Half Ring Below is a diacritical mark used in phonetic transcription, specifically within the International Phonetic Alphabet, to indicate a slight modification of a base letter’s articulation, often representing a degree of retraction or a less rounded quality. It appears as a small open semicircle placed beneath a character, such as in the transcription of certain sounds where the tongue or lips are adjusted to produce a subtly different timbre. This combining character is designed to attach to the preceding letter, modifying its pronunciation without introducing a new independent symbol, thereby allowing for precise representation of nuanced speech sounds in linguistic documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+031C |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Combining Left Half Ring Below |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Non-Spacing Left Half Ring 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 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x031C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000031C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u031c |