U+A70E "꜎" Modifier Letter High Dotted Left-Stem Tone Bar Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A70E "꜎" Modifier Letter High Dotted Left-Stem Tone Bar is a typographic mark used in certain phonetic transcription systems, particularly within the context of describing tonal languages. Part of the "Modifier Tone Letters" block, this character belongs to a series of tone bars that visually represent pitch levels and contours, with its specific form indicating a high pitch that includes a dot on the left stem for added distinction. It is primarily employed in linguistic research and documentation to ensure precise notation of tonal qualities, functioning as a diacritic-like modifier that attaches to other characters. The character's design and encoding help standardize the representation of complex tonal information in digital text, supporting accurate scholarly communication about languages where tone is phonemic.

General Properties

Code Point U+A70E
Version Added 4.1
Name Modifier Letter High Dotted Left-Stem Tone Bar
Block Modifier Tone Letters
General Category Modifier Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꜎
HTML Hex Encoding ꜎
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x9C 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA70E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A70E
C/C++/Java Escape \ua70e

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 Alphabetic
Case Ignorable Yes
Script Common
Script Extensions Common
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Diacritic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break Other