U+2E41 "⹁" Reversed Comma Unicode Character

U+2E41 "⹁" Reversed Comma is a punctuation mark that resembles an inverted or mirrored version of the standard comma, with its tail curving to the left instead of the right. It belongs to the Supplemental Punctuation block and is primarily used in specific historical or linguistic contexts, such as in the transcription of certain African languages or in older texts where it served as a variant comma or a distinct diacritic-like separator. Despite its infrequent use in modern writing, the reversed comma provides a unique visual marker for editors and scholars who require a clear distinction from the typical comma in specialized typographic or phonetic transcriptions.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2E41
Version Added	7.0
Name	Reversed 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 0xB9 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2E41
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002E41
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2e41

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	Adlam Arabic Old Hungarian
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Pattern Syntax	Yes
Terminal Punctuation	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other