Line Break - Nonstarter
Unicode Version 18.0
Nonstarter is a value that marks characters which cannot begin a line of text, even when they would otherwise be allowed to break. These are typically punctuation marks like closing quotes, small commas, or certain diacritical marks that, if placed at the start of a new line, would visually disrupt reading or create an awkward typographic appearance. The line break algorithm treats a nonstarter as requiring a preceding character to hold it on the same line, effectively preventing a break before it. This ensures that such characters stay attached to the word or symbol they follow, maintaining proper visual alignment and legibility in wrapped text across many languages and scripts.
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U+17D6
៖
Khmer Sign Camnuc Pii Kuuh
U+203C
‼
Double Exclamation Mark
U+203D
‽
Interrobang
U+2047
⁇
Double Question Mark
U+2048
⁈
Question Exclamation Mark
U+2049
⁉
Exclamation Question Mark
U+3005
々
Ideographic Iteration Mark
U+301C
〜
Wave Dash
U+303B
〻
Vertical Ideographic Iteration Mark
U+303C
〼
Masu Mark
U+309B
゛
Katakana-Hiragana Voiced Sound Mark
U+309C
゜
Katakana-Hiragana Semi-Voiced Sound Mark
U+309D
ゝ
Hiragana Iteration Mark
U+309E
ゞ
Hiragana Voiced Iteration Mark
U+30A0
゠
Katakana-Hiragana Double Hyphen
U+30FB
・
Katakana Middle Dot
U+30FD
ヽ
Katakana Iteration Mark
U+30FE
ヾ
Katakana Voiced Iteration Mark
U+A015
ꀕ
Yi Syllable Wu
U+FE13
︓
Presentation Form for Vertical Colon
U+FE14
︔
Presentation Form for Vertical Semicolon
U+FE54
﹔
Small Semicolon
U+FE55
﹕
Small Colon
U+FF1A
:
Fullwidth Colon
U+FF1B
;
Fullwidth Semicolon
U+FF65
・
Halfwidth Katakana Middle Dot
U+FF9E
゙
Halfwidth Katakana Voiced Sound Mark
U+FF9F
゚
Halfwidth Katakana Semi-Voiced Sound Mark
U+16FE0
𖿠
Tangut Iteration Mark
U+16FE1
𖿡
Nushu Iteration Mark
U+16FE2
𖿢
Old Chinese Hook Mark
U+16FE3
𖿣
Old Chinese Iteration Mark
U+16FF2
Chinese Small Simplified Er
U+16FF3
Chinese Small Traditional Er
U+1F679
🙹
Heavy Interrobang Ornament
U+1F67A
🙺
Sans-Serif Interrobang Ornament
U+1F67B
🙻
Heavy Sans-Serif Interrobang Ornament
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