U+2E2A "⸪" Two Dots over One Dot Punctuation Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⸪
U+2E2A "⸪" Two Dots over One Dot Punctuation is a specialized typographic mark found in the Supplemental Punctuation block, and it visually consists of two vertically stacked dots positioned above a single dot. This character is used primarily in historical and linguistic texts, particularly in early printed works or manuscript transcriptions, to indicate a specific type of pause, break, or editorial notation that differs from modern punctuation standards. Its design resembles a compact tripartite symbol, serving as a form of punctuation that helps clarify textual structure or denote a subtle separation between phrases or clauses in scholarly editions and critical apparatuses.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2E2A |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Two Dots over One Dot Punctuation |
| 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 0xAA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2E2A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002E2A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2e2a |
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 |