U+FE26 "︦" Combining Conjoining Macron Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+FE26 "︦" Combining Conjoining Macron is a diacritical mark used in specific scholarly and linguistic contexts to indicate that two vowel characters are semantically or phonetically joined, often representing a diphthong or a prolonged vowel sound across adjacent characters. Unlike a standard macron, which is placed above a single letter, this combining mark is positioned between two characters to conjoin them, and it is part of the Combining Half Marks block, designed for precise text encoding in complex scripts such as those used for ancient or phonetic transcription. Its primary function is to provide a visual and structural link without altering the individual character identities, supporting accurate representation of textual nuances in specialized digital typography.

General Properties

Code Point U+FE26
Version Added 5.1
Name Combining Conjoining Macron
Block Combining Half Marks
General Category Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class Above
Bidirectional Class Nonspacing Mark

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ︦
HTML Hex Encoding ︦
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEF 0xB8 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding 0xFE26
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000FE26
C/C++/Java Escape \ufe26

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Joining Type Transparent
Line Break Non-breaking (“Glue”)
Case Ignorable Yes
Script Inherited
Script Extensions Inherited
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Indic Conjunct Break Extend
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Diacritic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Extend Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Extend
Word Break Extend
Sentence Break Extend