U+3190 "㆐" Ideographic Annotation Linking Mark Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+3190 "㆐" Ideographic Annotation Linking Mark is a specialized punctuation mark used in traditional Chinese and Japanese text annotation, specifically within the context of the 注音符号 (Zhuyin Fuhao) or ruby annotation systems. It serves to link two or more adjacent ideographic characters that are meant to be read together as a single semantic or phonetic unit, often clarifying that the annotated text should be interpreted as a compound word or phrase rather than as separate elements. This mark is part of the CJK Compatibility Ideographs block in Unicode, designed to preserve the visual and functional integrity of historical and scholarly documents where such annotations are critical for accurate reading.

General Properties

Code Point U+3190
Version Added 1.1
Name Ideographic Annotation Linking Mark
Unicode 1.0 Name Kanbun Tateten
Block Kanbun
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ㆐
HTML Hex Encoding ㆐
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE3 0x86 0x90
UTF-16 Encoding 0x3190
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00003190
C/C++/Java Escape \u3190

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 Ideographic
East Asian Width Wide
Script Common
Script Extensions Han
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other