U+1D9C "ᶜ" Modifier Letter Small C Unicode Character

U+1D9C "ᶜ" Modifier Letter Small C is a typographic mark used primarily in phonetic transcription systems, such as the International Phonetic Alphabet, to denote a modified or secondary articulation of the base letter it follows or modifies, often indicating a palatalized or nasalized sound. It belongs to the block of phonetic extensions in Unicode and functions as a superscript version of the lowercase c, providing a compact way to represent fine-grained phonetic detail without introducing new basic letters. This character is distinct from ordinary subscript or superscript formatting because it has its own encoded identity, ensuring consistent rendering and interpretation across digital text environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D9C
Version Added	4.1
Name	Modifier Letter Small C
Block	Phonetic Extensions Supplement
General Category	Modifier Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Super
Decomposition Mapping	"c" U+0063 Latin Small Letter C

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᶜ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᶜ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0xB6 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding	0x1D9C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00001D9C
C/C++/Java Escape	\u1d9c

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Lowercase	Yes
Other Lowercase	Yes
Case Ignorable	Yes
Cased	Yes
Changes When NFKC Casefolded	Yes
NFKC Casefold	"c" U+0063 Latin Small Letter C
NFKC Simple Casefold	"c" U+0063 Latin Small Letter C
Script	Latin
Script Extensions	Latin
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Diacritic	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	Lower