U+FFF9 "" Interlinear Annotation Anchor Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+FFF9 "" Interlinear Annotation Anchor is a specialized formatting character used in digital text to mark the start of an interlinear annotation, which typically pairs inline notes or translations with the main text. It belongs to a set of three characters, along with U+FFFA (Interlinear Annotation Separator) and U+FFFB (Interlinear Annotation Terminator), that together define the boundaries of annotated segments for applications requiring bidirectional or layered text display. While invisible in rendered output under normal conditions, this anchor character enables precise structural markup in scripts used for scholarly editions, language learning materials, or other contexts where additional explanatory content is inserted between lines.

General Properties

Code Point U+FFF9
Version Added 3.0
Name Interlinear Annotation Anchor
Block Specials
General Category Format
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 
HTML Hex Encoding 
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEF 0xBF 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding 0xFFF9
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000FFF9
C/C++/Java Escape \ufff9

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 Combining Mark
Case Ignorable Yes
Script Common
Script Extensions Common
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Cluster Break Control
Word Break Format
Sentence Break Format