U+2E32 "⸲" Turned Comma Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⸲
U+2E32 "⸲" Turned Comma is a punctuation mark included in the Supplementary Punctuation block, designed as a rotated or upside-down version of the standard comma. Its primary function is typographic and editorial, often used in specialized texts such as linguistic transcriptions or historical manuscripts to indicate a particular pause, breath, or phonetic nuance distinct from a regular comma. This character is part of a broader set of turned punctuation symbols that help scholars and typesetters represent specific notational conventions without ambiguity in digital and print media.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2E32 |
| Version Added | 6.1 |
| Name | Turned Comma |
| 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 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2E32 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002E32 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2e32 |
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 | Alphabetic |
| 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 |