U+A70F "꜏" Modifier Letter Mid Dotted Left-Stem Tone Bar Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+A70F "꜏" Modifier Letter Mid Dotted Left-Stem Tone Bar is a specialized typographic symbol used primarily in linguistic transcription systems, notably for certain African languages such as those in the Oti-Volta subgroup, to represent a specific mid-level tone contour with a distinctive visual marker. Its design features a short horizontal bar with a dot on the left side of its vertical stem, indicating a tonal quality that is mid in pitch and may involve a slight rise or other prosodic nuance. This character is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Extended block but serves a separate purpose in phonetic notation, helping linguists and language documenters accurately denote tonal distinctions that are crucial for meaning in tone-based languages.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
꜏ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
꜏ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xEA 0x9C 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xA70F |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000A70F |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ua70f |
Unicode Properties