U+07F2 "߲" NKo Combining Nasalization Mark Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+07F2 "߲" NKo Combining Nasalization Mark is a diacritical mark used in the NKo script, which is employed for writing the Manding languages of West Africa such as Maninka, Bambara, and Dyula. This combining mark is placed above a base character to indicate that the consonant or vowel sound is nasalized, a critical phonetic feature in these languages that can alter word meaning. It belongs to the NKo block in the Unicode Standard and is visually rendered as a small, curved line above the letter, functioning as a modifier rather than an independent character. Its usage ensures accurate transcription and digital representation of the tonal and nasal qualities intrinsic to NKo orthography.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+07F2 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | NKo Combining Nasalization Mark |
| Block | NKo |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Below |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ߲ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ߲ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xDF 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x07F2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000007F2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u07f2 |