U+2E1C "⸜" Left Low Paraphrase Bracket Unicode Character

U+2E1C "⸜" Left Low Paraphrase Bracket is a specialized punctuation mark used primarily in historical and philological texts to denote the beginning of a paraphrased or interpolated passage, particularly in medieval manuscripts. It belongs to the Supplemental Punctuation block and is typically paired with its mirrored counterpart, the Right Low Paraphrase Bracket (U+2E1D), to enclose a section of text that has been reworded or added by a later editor or scribe. This bracket is distinguished by its placement low on the baseline, setting it apart from standard quotation marks and making it useful for scholarly annotations where precise textual criticism is required.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2E1C
Version Added	4.1
Name	Left Low Paraphrase Bracket
Block	Supplemental Punctuation
General Category	Initial Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral
Mirrored	Yes
Mirrored Character	"⸝" U+2E1D Right Low Paraphrase Bracket

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	⸜
HTML Hex Encoding	⸜
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0xB8 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2E1C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002E1C
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2e1c

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