U+208E "₎" Subscript Right Parenthesis Unicode Character

U+208E "₎" Subscript Right Parenthesis is a typographical symbol classified as a numeric subscript, belonging to the Superscripts and Subscripts block. It is designed to be displayed at a lowered baseline relative to standard text, primarily for use in mathematical and chemical notation where a closing parenthesis needs to appear in a subscript position, such as in chemical formulas like "C₎" or in general subscripted expressions. This character serves as the mirrored counterpart to the subscript left parenthesis (U+208D) and helps maintain visual consistency in subscripted groupings, though its practical usage is less common than its superscript equivalents.

General Properties

Code Point	U+208E
Version Added	1.1
Name	Subscript Right Parenthesis
Unicode 1.0 Name	Subscript Closing Parenthesis
Block	Superscripts and Subscripts
General Category	Close Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral
Mirrored	Yes
Mirrored Character	"₍" U+208D Subscript Left Parenthesis
Bidirectional Paired Bracket Type	Close
Bidirectional Paired Bracket	"₍" U+208D Subscript Left Parenthesis
Decomposition Type	Sub
Decomposition Mapping	")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	₎
HTML Hex Encoding	₎
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x82 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding	0x208E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000208E
C/C++/Java Escape	\u208e

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Close Punctuation
Changes When NFKC Casefolded	Yes
NFKC Casefold	")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis
NFKC Simple Casefold	")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Compat Math Continue	Yes
Math	Yes
Other Math	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Close