U+20D9 "⃙" Combining Clockwise Ring Overlay Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+20D9 "⃙" Combining Clockwise Ring Overlay is a combining diacritical mark designed to be placed over a preceding base character, adding a small clockwise-oriented ring symbol that can serve various functions in specialized text. Its primary purpose lies within technical notations, such as in phonetics to indicate a specific modification of a sound, or in mathematical and scientific contexts to denote a relationship like a 180-degree rotation or a cyclic operation on the base element. Visually, the mark appears as a thin, open circle with an arrow or tail suggesting a clockwise direction, and it integrates seamlessly with the preceding character to modify its meaning without creating an additional spacing character. As a combining character, it relies on proper font and rendering support to display correctly, and it is part of a broader set of diacritical overlays used for precise annotation in academic and technical writing.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
⃙ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
⃙ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0x83 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x20D9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000020D9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u20d9 |
Unicode Properties