U+02E6 "˦" Modifier Letter High Tone Bar Unicode Character

U+02E6 "˦" Modifier Letter High Tone Bar is a typographic symbol used primarily in linguistic notation to represent a high tone level in tone languages, particularly within the International Phonetic Alphabet extension system for tone transcription. This character belongs to the Spacing Modifier Letters block and appears as a vertical bar positioned at a high vertical height, serving as a diacritic-like mark to indicate a sustained high pitch on a syllable. It is part of a set of tone bar characters that include other levels like mid and low, allowing linguists to transcribe tonal distinctions clearly in written form without relying on complex diacritics.