U+2E14 "⸔" Downwards Ancora Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⸔
U+2E14 "⸔" Downwards Ancora is a punctuation mark that takes the shape of an arrow pointing downward with a curled or hook-like tail, resembling an inverted or reversed ancora symbol. It is classified within the Supplemental Punctuation block and is used in historical or specialized typographic contexts, often to indicate a footnote, marginal note, or a directional reference in printed texts. Its design and function are essentially the mirror image of the U+2E13 "⸓" Upwards Ancora, serving as a companion mark for visual cues in early modern European printing and scholarly annotations.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2E14 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Downwards Ancora |
| 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 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2E14 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002E14 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2e14 |
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 | Break After |
| 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 |