U+A718 "ꜘ" Modifier Letter Dot Slash Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A718 "ꜘ" Modifier Letter Dot Slash is a spacing modifier used primarily in phonetic transcription, where it functions as a typographic marker to indicate a specific articulatory feature, typically a cross between a dot and a slash used in certain medieval or linguistic notations. Its design combines a small slanted line with a dot, and it belongs to the "Modifier Letters" block, which contains characters that alter the pronunciation or meaning of preceding letters. While rare in modern digital text, the character appears in specialized orthographies and scholarly works, particularly those documenting historical scripts or phonetic systems that require precise diacritic-like adjustments within the Latin alphabet.

General Properties

Code Point U+A718
Version Added 5.0
Name Modifier Letter Dot Slash
Block Modifier Tone Letters
General Category Modifier Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꜘ
HTML Hex Encoding ꜘ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x9C 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA718
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A718
C/C++/Java Escape \ua718

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
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Diacritic Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter