U+1AC7 "᫇" Combining Inverted Double Arch Above Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1AC7 "᫇" Combining Inverted Double Arch Above is a diacritical mark used in historical and liturgical manuscripts, particularly in certain Old Italic and early European writing systems, where it is placed above a base letter to indicate a specific phonetic modification or prosodic feature. This combining mark consists of two small, inverted arches arranged side by side, visually resembling a pair of open parentheses flipped upside down. It belongs to the Combining Diacritical Marks Extended block and is designed to merge seamlessly with its preceding character, allowing for precise textual representation in scholarly and digital contexts. Its usage is rare in modern typography, primarily appearing in specialized academic editions of ancient texts where accurate reproduction of scribal notation is required.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
᫇ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
᫇ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0xAB 0x87 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x1AC7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00001AC7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u1ac7 |
Unicode Properties