U+2E53 "⹓" Medieval Exclamation Mark Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2E53 "⹓" Medieval Exclamation Mark is a punctuation symbol encoded in the Supplemental Punctuation block, intended to represent a historical variant of the exclamation mark used in medieval manuscripts. It resembles a vertical line with a small rightward hook or flourish at the top, differing from the modern exclamation mark's dot and vertical stroke design. This character was added to Unicode to facilitate the accurate transcription and digital preservation of medieval texts, where scribes employed diverse and often ornate symbols for emphasis or exclamation. Its inclusion helps scholars and typographers more faithfully reproduce the graphic nuances of ancient writings without resorting to modern approximations.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2E53 |
| Version Added | 14.0 |
| Name | Medieval Exclamation Mark |
| 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 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2E53 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002E53 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2e53 |