U+0322 "̢" Combining Retroflex Hook Below Unicode Character

U+0322 "̢" Combining Retroflex Hook Below is a combining diacritical mark used in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in certain transcription systems to indicate a retroflex articulation of the base character it attaches to. This small, hook-shaped glyph is placed underneath a letter, such as in [ɖ] or [ɳ], to show that the tongue tip is curled back towards the hard palate during pronunciation. Primarily employed in phonetic notation for languages like Sanskrit, Hindi, and other South Asian languages, it serves as a crucial visual cue for accurate sound representation without altering the base character's shape significantly. As part of the Unicode Combining Diacritical Marks block, it relies on proper rendering support to appear correctly combined with its preceding letter.