U+0323 "̣" Combining Dot Below Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0323 "̣" Combining Dot Below is a diacritical mark used in various writing systems to modify the base character it is placed under, typically indicating a change in pronunciation, such as retroflexion in Sanskrit or Indic transliterations, or to denote a voiced or emphatic consonant in certain African and Semitic languages. As a combining character, it does not stand alone but attaches to the preceding character in digital text, allowing for consistent representation across different scripts and fonts. Its presence in the Unicode standard ensures that linguistic and scholarly works can accurately capture these phonetic distinctions without relying on ad hoc formatting or special fonts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0323 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Combining Dot Below |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Non-Spacing Dot 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 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0323 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000323 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0323 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Maybe |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Maybe |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Joining Type | Transparent |
| Line Break | Combining Mark |
| East Asian Width | Ambiguous |
| Case Ignorable | Yes |
| Script | Inherited |
| Script Extensions | Cherokee Duployan Katakana Latin Syriac Tifinagh |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Indic Conjunct Break | Extend |
| ID Continue | Yes |
| XID Continue | Yes |
| Diacritic | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Extend | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Extend |
| Word Break | Extend |
| Sentence Break | Extend |