U+1DD1 "᷑" Combining Ur Above Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+1DD1 "᷑" Combining Ur Above is a combining diacritical mark used in medieval and early Germanic textual studies, specifically in the transcription of Old Norse and related languages, where it graphically modifies a base letter to denote a phonetic nuance or abbreviation. This character takes the form of a small superscript 'ur' placed over a preceding letter, reflecting scribal conventions in manuscripts to represent the syllable or sound combination without expanding the full word. Its inclusion in the Combining Diacritical Marks Supplement block allows digital texts to accurately recreate historical orthography for scholarly work in philology and paleography.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1DD1
Name
Combining Ur Above
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
᷑
HTML Hex Encoding
᷑
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0xB7 0x91
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1DD1
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001DD1
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1dd1
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Inherited