U+033C "̼" Combining Seagull Below Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+033C "̼" Combining Seagull Below is a diacritical mark used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to indicate a linguolabial articulation, where the tongue makes contact with the upper lip rather than the hard palate or teeth. This combining character is placed underneath a base letter, such as a "t" or "d", to modify its pronunciation by specifying that the sound is produced with the tip or blade of the tongue against the upper lip. It is a relatively rare but important symbol for phoneticians and linguists documenting less common speech sounds, particularly in endangered languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+033C |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Combining Seagull Below |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Non-Spacing Seagull 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 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x033C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000033C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u033c |