U+2E07 "⸇" Raised Dotted Interpolation Marker Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2E07 "⸇" Raised Dotted Interpolation Marker is a punctuation mark used primarily in historical and philological texts to indicate that a word, phrase, or passage has been inserted or interpolated into the original manuscript as a correction or addition by a later scribe or editor. It resembles a raised pair of dots or a double dot above the baseline, and its specific function is to draw attention to textual amendments without disrupting the flow of the main narrative. This marker helps scholars and readers distinguish between the original author's words and subsequent insertions, making it a valuable tool for critical editions and textual analysis.

General Properties

Code Point U+2E07
Version Added 4.1
Name Raised Dotted Interpolation Marker
Block Supplemental Punctuation
General Category Other Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⸇
HTML Hex Encoding ⸇
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xB8 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2E07
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002E07
C/C++/Java Escape \u2e07

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Quotation
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 Close