U+1ABC "᪼" Combining Double Parentheses Above Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1ABC "᪼" Combining Double Parentheses Above is a combining diacritical mark used in phonetic transcription, particularly within the framework of the International Phonetic Alphabet, to indicate a specific type of double parenthetical enclosure applied to a base character. It is placed directly over a letter to signify subtle phonetic modifications, such as a weakened or parenthetical articulation, and is typically rendered as two small curved marks resembling parentheses superimposed above the base glyph. This character belongs to the Combining Diacritical Marks Extended block and is intended for use with a preceding base character, to which it attaches visually to add nuanced pronunciation information without altering the fundamental identity of the letter.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
᪼ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
᪼ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0xAA 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x1ABC |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00001ABC |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u1abc |
Unicode Properties