U+2E2B "⸫" One Dot over Two Dots Punctuation Unicode Character

U+2E2B "⸫" One Dot over Two Dots Punctuation is a specialized glyph belonging to the Supplemental Punctuation block, designed for use in historical and linguistic texts. It visually consists of a single dot placed above two horizontally aligned dots, creating a triangular or stacked mark that served as a punctuation symbol in certain medieval manuscripts or annotated editions. This character is typically employed to denote a specific type of pause, separation, or editorial annotation, particularly in scholarly reproductions of ancient or religious writings where conventional modern punctuation would be anachronistic or misleading. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital representations of these texts can accurately preserve the original scribal conventions for researchers, editors, and archivists.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2E2B
Version Added	5.1
Name	One Dot over Two Dots 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 0xAB
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2E2B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002E2B
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2e2b

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