U+0358 "͘" Combining Dot Above Right Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

͘

U+0358 "͘" Combining Dot Above Right is a diacritical mark used in written language systems to modify the pronunciation or meaning of a base character by placing a small dot above and to the right of it. This combining mark is primarily employed in certain phonetic transcription systems, such as the International Phonetic Alphabet, where it can indicate a specific articulatory feature like a palatal or fricative quality. It appears in the Unicode standard within the Combining Diacritical Marks block, allowing it to be applied to any preceding character through digital text encoding. Unlike standalone punctuation, this character is designed to attach to and visually integrate with the letter it accompanies, enabling precise linguistic notation in specialized orthographies.

General Properties

Code Point U+0358
Version Added 4.1
Name Combining Dot Above Right
Block Combining Diacritical Marks
General Category Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class Above Right
Bidirectional Class Nonspacing Mark

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ͘
HTML Hex Encoding ͘
UTF-8 Encoding 0xCD 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0358
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000358
C/C++/Java Escape \u0358

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Joining Type Transparent
Line Break Combining Mark
East Asian Width Ambiguous
Case Ignorable Yes
Script Inherited
Script Extensions Latin Osage
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Indic Conjunct Break Extend
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Extend Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Extend
Word Break Extend
Sentence Break Extend