U+FE2B "︫" Combining Macron Left Half Below Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+FE2B "︫" Combining Macron Left Half Below is a diacritical mark designed for use in precise phonetic or orthographic notation, where it appears beneath a base character to indicate a modified pronunciation or tone. As a combining character, it does not stand alone but attaches to the preceding character, representing only the left half of a macron, which allows it to be paired with a matching right half or other marks to form a complete or segmented tonal or length indicator. This character is part of the Combining Half Marks block, which provides specialized tools for scholarly text rendering, particularly in linguistic or academic contexts where subtle distinctions in vowel length or pitch must be visually represented.
General Properties
Code Point
U+FE2B
Name
Combining Macron Left Half Below
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
︫
HTML Hex Encoding
︫
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xB8 0xAB
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFE2B
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FE2B
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufe2b
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Inherited