U+033E "̾" Combining Vertical Tilde Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+033E "̾" Combining Vertical Tilde is a diacritical mark that modifies a preceding character by overlaying a small, vertically oriented tilde symbol on it. This combining character is used in certain orthographic systems and phonetic notations, such as the Americanist phonetic alphabet, where it can indicate nasalization or other specific sound modifications. Unlike a standard tilde, which is horizontal, the vertical orientation of U+033E provides a distinct visual cue for typographic precision in specialized linguistic texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+033E |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Combining Vertical Tilde |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Non-Spacing Vertical Tilde |
| 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 0xBE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x033E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000033E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u033e |