U+A714 "꜔" Modifier Letter Mid Left-Stem Tone Bar Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A714 "꜔" Modifier Letter Mid Left-Stem Tone Bar is a typographic symbol used primarily in phonetic transcription, particularly within the framework of the International Phonetic Alphabet or related systems for representing tone. It belongs to a set of modifier letters known as tone bars or tone letters, which visually depict the pitch contour of a syllable through a vertical stem with horizontal bars. In this specific character, the name "Mid Left-Stem Tone Bar" indicates that it represents a mid-level tone, with the bar attached to the left side of the stem, suggesting its intended placement in a sequence of tone markings. This character is part of the Unicode block "Modifier Tone Letters," which provides standardized digital representations for these invented symbols, ensuring consistent use across digital texts, linguistic research, and language documentation.

General Properties

Code Point U+A714
Version Added 4.1
Name Modifier Letter Mid 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 0x94
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA714
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A714
C/C++/Java Escape \ua714

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