U+033D "̽" Combining X Above Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+033D "̽" Combining X Above is a diacritical mark used in various writing systems and phonetic transcription to modify a base character by placing a small x above it, which can indicate a specific phonetic feature such as raising or a specialized articulation in linguistic contexts. It is part of the Combining Diacritical Marks block, meaning it is designed to be applied to a preceding character to alter its pronunciation or meaning, and it finds particular utility in scholarly fields like phonology and historical linguistics where precise sound representation is needed.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+033D |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Combining X Above |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Non-Spacing X Above |
| Block | Combining Diacritical Marks |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Above |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ̽ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ̽ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xCC 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x033D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000033D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u033d |