U+0FC2 "࿂" Tibetan Cantillation Sign Cang Te-U Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
࿂
U+0FC2 "࿂" Tibetan Cantillation Sign Cang Te-U is a diacritical mark used in the Tibetan script to indicate a specific melodic or rhythmic pattern in the chanting of sacred Buddhist texts, primarily within the Tibetan literary and religious tradition. This sign is typically placed above or in line with Tibetan syllables to guide the reciter in rising or emphasizing the tone known as "cang te u," contributing to the precise oral performance of mantras and scriptures. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures digital preservation and accurate rendering of these ancient chant notations across modern text systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0FC2 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Tibetan Cantillation Sign Cang Te-U |
| Block | Tibetan |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ࿂ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ࿂ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xBF 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0FC2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000FC2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0fc2 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Tibetan |
| Script Extensions | Tibetan |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |