U+FE4B "" Wavy Overline Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+FE4B "" Wavy Overline is a typographic symbol classified as a presentation form for a vertical wavy overline, primarily used in East Asian text formatting to create a continuous wavy line above characters, often for emphasis or decorative purposes. It belongs to the CJK Compatibility Forms block and is typically employed as a variant of the standard overline, providing a visually distinct wave pattern that can span multiple characters in vertical writing systems. Unlike ordinary punctuation, this character serves as a formatting tool in plain text environments where rich text styling like underline or overline is unavailable, allowing for a simple representation of a wavy line in digital documents and legacy encoding systems.

General Properties

Code Point
U+FE4B
Name
Wavy Overline
Unicode 1.0 Name
Spacing Wavy Overscore
Decomposition Mapping

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
﹋
HTML Hex Encoding
﹋
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xB9 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFE4B
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FE4B
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufe4b