U+0329 "̩" Combining Vertical Line Below Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
̩
U+0329 "̩" Combining Vertical Line Below is a diacritical mark that attaches to the base letter beneath it, typically used to modify pronunciation in phonetic transcription. In the International Phonetic Alphabet, it represents a syllabic consonant, indicating that a consonant, such as a nasal or liquid, functions as the nucleus of a syllable, as in the English word "button" where the final 'n' might be marked with this sign. This combining character is invisible on its own but alters the reading of the character it follows, playing a key role in linguistic notation across various scholarly and transcription contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0329 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Combining Vertical Line Below |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Non-Spacing Vertical Line 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 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0329 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000329 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0329 |