U+2E23 "⸣" Top Right Half Bracket Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2E23 "⸣" Top Right Half Bracket is a typographic punctuation mark used primarily in the Cree language and related Indigenous orthographies to denote a specific phonetic or grammatical feature, often indicating a glottal stop or vowel length depending on the writing system. It visually resembles the right half of a square bracket and functions as a distinct grapheme rather than a structural bracket. This character is part of the Supplemental Punctuation block of Unicode, added to support accurate digital representation of Canadian Aboriginal syllabics and other writing systems where such partial brackets carry linguistic meaning. Its usage helps preserve the proper written form of languages that require precise notation beyond standard Latin punctuation.

General Properties

Code Point U+2E23
Version Added 5.1
Name Top Right Half Bracket
Block Supplemental Punctuation
General Category Close Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Mirrored Yes
Mirrored Character "⸢" U+2E22 Top Left Half Bracket
Bidirectional Paired Bracket Type Close
Bidirectional Paired Bracket "⸢" U+2E22 Top Left Half Bracket

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⸣
HTML Hex Encoding ⸣
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xB8 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2E23
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002E23
C/C++/Java Escape \u2e23

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 Close Punctuation
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