U+032B "̫" Combining Inverted Double Arch Below Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+032B "̫" Combining Inverted Double Arch Below is a diacritical mark used in phonetic transcription, particularly within the International Phonetic Alphabet, to indicate a slight breathy or aspirated quality on the base letter it is placed beneath. It consists of two small, downward-facing arches aligned horizontally, and is typically applied to consonants or vowels to modify their articulation without altering their core sound category. This combining character is not a standalone letter but is instead designed to attach to a preceding character, such as a Latin letter, to provide nuanced linguistic detail.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+032B |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Combining Inverted Double Arch Below |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Non-Spacing Inverted Double Arch 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 0xAB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x032B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000032B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u032b |