U+20DB "⃛" Combining Three Dots Above Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+20DB "⃛" Combining Three Dots Above is a diacritical mark used in written language to modify or combine with a preceding base character, typically to indicate a specific phonetic or grammatical feature. It consists of three small dots arranged in a horizontal line placed above the character it follows, and its Unicode categorization as a combining mark means it does not stand alone but rather attaches to and alters the appearance or meaning of the base glyph. Historically, it has been employed in certain transliteration systems or phonetic notations, such as representing a particular tone or speech sound, and it is rendered in text by typing the base character first and then appending this combining sequence, with proper support depending on the font and application used.

General Properties

Code Point U+20DB
Version Added 1.1
Name Combining Three Dots Above
Unicode 1.0 Name Non-Spacing Three Dots Above
Block Combining Diacritical Marks for Symbols
General Category Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class Above
Bidirectional Class Nonspacing Mark

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⃛
HTML Hex Encoding ⃛
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0x83 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding 0x20DB
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000020DB
C/C++/Java Escape \u20db

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Joining Type Transparent
Line Break Combining Mark
Case Ignorable Yes
Script Inherited
Script Extensions Inherited
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Indic Conjunct Break Extend
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Math Yes
Other Math Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Extend Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Extend
Word Break Extend
Sentence Break Extend