U+0353 "͓" Combining X Below Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
͓
U+0353 "͓" Combining X Below is a combining diacritical mark used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to indicate a specific type of articulation, primarily representing a voiced or fricative quality below a base letter, though its exact linguistic function can vary depending on the transcription system in use. It appears as a small "X" shape positioned underneath the preceding character, modifying its phonetic value without occupying its own horizontal space. This character is part of the Combining Diacritical Marks block, allowing it to attach seamlessly to letters for precise phonetic notation in scholarly contexts such as linguistic research or language documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0353 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Combining X 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 | 0xCD 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0353 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000353 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0353 |