U+2E5C "⹜" Bottom Half Right Parenthesis Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+2E5C "⹜" Bottom Half Right Parenthesis is a specialized punctuation mark belonging to the Supplemental Punctuation block, designed as a vertical slicing component for creating bracketed text structures in certain typographic or editorial contexts. It represents only the lower half of a standard right parenthesis, allowing it to be combined with its corresponding top half (U+2E5B) to form a visually continuous parenthesis that can span multiple lines or enclose text in a decorative or technical manner. This character finds primary use in historical manuscript transcription, typesetting of music notation, and in niche systems where partial parentheses indicate incomplete or segmented enclosure, such as in annotations or linage breaks. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the precise rendering of these complex textual layouts without relying on graphical approximations or font-specific hacks.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
⹜ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
⹜ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0xB9 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x2E5C |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00002E5C |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u2e5c |
Unicode Properties