U+033B "̻" Combining Square Below Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+033B "̻" Combining Square Below is a diacritical mark used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to denote a specific kind of articulation, typically indicating that a sound is laminal, meaning it is produced with the blade of the tongue against the roof of the mouth. This combining character is placed directly beneath a base letter to modify its pronunciation, and it is part of the larger system of combining diacritical marks that allow for precise phonetic transcription. Unlike standalone symbols, U+033B is designed to attach to and visually integrate with the preceding character, influencing how that character is pronounced without occupying its own independent space in text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+033B |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Combining Square Below |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Non-Spacing Square 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 0xBB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x033B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000033B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u033b |