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

Code Point U+1ABC
Version Added 7.0
Name Combining Double Parentheses Above
Block Combining Diacritical Marks Extended
General Category Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class Above
Bidirectional Class Nonspacing Mark

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

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
Case Ignorable Yes
Script Inherited
Script Extensions Inherited
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Indic Conjunct Break Extend
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Diacritic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Extend Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Extend
Word Break Extend
Sentence Break Extend