U+2036 "‶" Reversed Double Prime Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2036 "‶" Reversed Double Prime is a typographic symbol that mirrors the standard double prime (″), which is commonly used to represent inches, arcseconds, or seconds of time. Unlike its more familiar counterpart, this reversed version is rarely applied in standard measurement contexts but may appear in specialized notation for quotation marks, certain linguistic transcriptions, or decorative typography where symmetry is desired. It occupies the same vertical space as the double prime, featuring two small strokes angled to the left instead of the right, and is part of the General Punctuation block in Unicode.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2036 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Reversed Double Prime |
| Block | General Punctuation |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Decomposition Type | Compat |
| Decomposition Mapping | "‵" U+2035 Reversed Prime "‵" U+2035 Reversed Prime |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ‶ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ‶ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x80 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2036 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002036 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2036 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Postfix Numeric |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "‵" U+2035 Reversed Prime "‵" U+2035 Reversed Prime |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "‵" U+2035 Reversed Prime "‵" U+2035 Reversed Prime |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Pattern Syntax | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |