U+034A "͊" Combining Not Tilde Above Unicode Character

U+034A "͊" Combining Not Tilde Above is a diacritical mark used in the Latin script, specifically designed to be placed above a base character to indicate a modification of its phonetic value, most commonly representing the absence of nasalization or a negation of a tilde's typical function in linguistic transcription. It belongs to the Combining Diacritical Marks block and is intended for scholarly or specialized orthographies, where it visually strikes through the expected tilde shape to denote a non-nasal or contrasting sound. Because it combines with a preceding character, it does not occupy a separate space of its own but alters the appearance and meaning of the letter it modifies.