U+1AD5 "" Combining Macron-Vertical-Line Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1AD5 "" Combining Macron-Vertical-Line is a diacritical mark used in the Combining Diacritical Marks Extended block, intended for application to base characters in certain historical and scholarly orthographies. It visually combines a macron, which is a horizontal line placed above a letter to indicate a long vowel or specific tone, with a vertical line, creating a single composite mark. This specific diacritic is employed in specialized linguistic or phonetic transcription systems, particularly for representing distinct tones or phonological contrasts in languages such as those of the Tai family or other scholarly notations where precise vowel length and tonal quality must be distinguished. The character serves as a tool for accurate written representation in academic contexts, ensuring that subtle phonetic details are preserved in texts that require such granular marking.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
᫕ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
᫕ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0xAB 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x1AD5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00001AD5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u1ad5 |
Unicode Properties