U+A71F "ꜟ" Modifier Letter Low Inverted Exclamation Mark Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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

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