U+2E5B "⹛" Bottom Half Left Parenthesis Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⹛
U+2E5B "⹛" Bottom Half Left Parenthesis is a specialized punctuation mark used primarily in medieval and early modern manuscript studies, where it functions as a visual marker to indicate the bottom portion of a left parenthesis symbol within a line of text. This character belongs to the Supplemental Punctuation block and serves a specific role in scholarly transcriptions and editions, allowing editors to represent partially visible or fragmentary parentheses in damaged documents or annotations. Its usage helps preserve the original layout and semantic intent of historical writings, particularly in critical editions where fidelity to the source material is essential for textual analysis and interpretation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2E5B |
| Version Added | 14.0 |
| Name | Bottom Half Left Parenthesis |
| Block | Supplemental Punctuation |
| General Category | Open Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | "⹜" U+2E5C Bottom Half Right Parenthesis |
| Bidirectional Paired Bracket Type | Open |
| Bidirectional Paired Bracket | "⹜" U+2E5C Bottom Half Right Parenthesis |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⹛ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⹛ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB9 0x9B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2E5B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002E5B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2e5b |
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 |