U+2E59 "⹙" Top Half Left Parenthesis Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⹙
U+2E59 "⹙" Top Half Left Parenthesis is a specialized punctuation mark used primarily in historical and philological texts to denote an interrupted or incomplete left parenthesis, often appearing in annotations or critical editions to indicate where a parenthetical element begins but is cut off by a line break or other editorial break. This character belongs to the Supplemental Punctuation block and serves a niche but important role in precise textual transcription, allowing scholars to represent the upper portion of a parenthesis without implying a full, closed parenthetical structure. Its design mirrors the top half of a standard left parenthesis, making it visually distinct and functional for multiline or fragmented textual contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2E59 |
| Version Added | 14.0 |
| Name | Top Half Left Parenthesis |
| Block | Supplemental Punctuation |
| General Category | Open Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | "⹚" U+2E5A Top Half Right Parenthesis |
| Bidirectional Paired Bracket Type | Open |
| Bidirectional Paired Bracket | "⹚" U+2E5A Top Half Right Parenthesis |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⹙ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⹙ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB9 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2E59 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002E59 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2e59 |
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 | Open Punctuation |
| 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 | Close |