U+0326 "̦" Combining Comma Below Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0326 "̦" Combining Comma Below is a diacritical mark used in various writing systems to modify the sound of a base letter by adding a small comma-shaped symbol underneath it. This combining character is most notably employed in Romanian orthography, where it forms the letters Ș (S-comma) and Ț (T-comma), distinguishing their pronunciations from those of the standard S and T. It also appears in certain Latin-based transcriptions and minority language scripts, functioning as a visual indicator for a specific phonetic quality, such as a hissing or affricate sound, when placed beneath its host character.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0326 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Combining Comma Below |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Non-Spacing Comma 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 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0326 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000326 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0326 |