U+2E08 "⸈" Dotted Transposition Marker Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+2E08 "⸈" Dotted Transposition Marker is a punctuation symbol used in textual criticism and scholarly editing to indicate that two adjacent elements in a text have been transposed or swapped. Its design features a single dot positioned above a longer dot or short horizontal line, resembling a simplified musical rest or a compact notation mark. This character appears within the Supplemental Punctuation block and serves a specialized function in philological contexts, particularly in annotated editions or diplomatic transcriptions where editors need to signal a reversal of word order or sequence without altering the original manuscript form.
General Properties
Code Point
U+2E08
Name
Dotted Transposition Marker
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
⸈
HTML Hex Encoding
⸈
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xB8 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2E08
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002E08
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2e08
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common