U+3035 "〵" Vertical Kana Repeat Mark Lower Half Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+3035 "〵" Vertical Kana Repeat Mark Lower Half is a typographic mark used in traditional Japanese vertical writing to indicate the repetition of a preceding character or group of characters, specifically serving as the lower or second part of a two-part vertical repeat symbol. It pairs with the upper half "〴" (U+3034) to form a complete repeat indicator, but can also appear on its own in certain compound forms. This character belongs to the CJK Symbols and Punctuation block and is typically used in contexts where text is written in vertical columns, such as in classic literature or formal documents, helping to conserve space and maintain stylistic consistency. Unlike horizontal repeat marks, U+3035 is specifically designed for vertical text orientation and is an integral part of the traditional Japanese writing system.

General Properties

Code Point U+3035
Version Added 1.1
Name Vertical Kana Repeat Mark Lower Half
Block CJK Symbols and Punctuation
General Category Modifier Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 〵
HTML Hex Encoding 〵
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE3 0x80 0xB5
UTF-16 Encoding 0x3035
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00003035
C/C++/Java Escape \u3035

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 Combining Mark
East Asian Width Wide
Case Ignorable Yes
Script Common
Script Extensions Hiragana Katakana
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Extender Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Katakana
Sentence Break OLetter