U+A71F "ꜟ" Modifier Letter Low Inverted Exclamation Mark Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꜟ
U+A71F "ꜟ" Modifier Letter Low Inverted Exclamation Mark is a rare typographic symbol used primarily in historical and linguistic texts, specifically within the context of the Latin script for certain African languages. It functions as a diacritical modifier, often placed after a base letter to indicate a specific tone or phonetic quality, such as a low or falling pitch, distinguishing it from the standard exclamation mark. This character belongs to the Latin Extended-D block and was encoded to support precise transcription in orthographies where tonal distinctions are crucial, though it sees limited use outside specialized phonological or academic writing.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A71F |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Modifier Letter Low Inverted Exclamation Mark |
| Block | Modifier Tone Letters |
| General Category | Modifier Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꜟ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꜟ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x9C 0x9F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA71F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A71F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua71f |