U+1AC3 "᫃" Combining Left Parenthesis Below Left Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1AC3 "᫃" Combining Left Parenthesis Below Left is a diacritical mark used primarily in phonetic or orthographic notation to attach a small left parenthesis shape directly beneath a base character, typically indicating a specific modification of sound or articulation, such as in some linguistic transcription systems or minority language scripts. It belongs to the Combining Diacritical Marks Extended block and is designed to combine with a preceding character, allowing for precise textual representation in specialized writing systems where a simple baseline parenthesis would be inadequate. This glyph occupies the code point U+1AC3 and is rarely seen in standard typography, but it serves a niche role in academic or document encoding contexts requiring detailed phonetic annotation.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
᫃ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
᫃ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0xAB 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x1AC3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00001AC3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u1ac3 |
Unicode Properties