U+0327 "̧" Combining Cedilla Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0327 "̧" Combining Cedilla is a diacritical mark that modifies the pronunciation of a preceding base letter by indicating a softening or a change in sound, most commonly applied to the letter "c" to create "ç" as in the French word "garçon" where it represents an "s" sound instead of a "k" sound. This combining character is designed to be placed directly after the base character in digital text, allowing it to attach correctly during rendering, and it supports a wide range of languages including French, Portuguese, Catalan, and Turkish. The cedilla originated in Spanish, where it was used on the letter "c" before "a", "o", and "u" to denote a medieval "ts" sound, though modern Spanish has largely replaced it with the letter "z".
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0327 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Combining Cedilla |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Non-Spacing Cedilla |
| Block | Combining Diacritical Marks |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Attached Below |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ̧ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ̧ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xCC 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0327 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000327 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0327 |