˯ is the Unicode character MODIFIER LETTER LOW DOWN ARROWHEAD, code point U+02EF (decimal 751) in the Spacing Modifier Letters block, added in Unicode 4.0. In HTML write ˯, and in UTF-8 it is the 2 bytes CB AF.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+02EF |
| Decimal | 751 |
| UTF-8 bytes | CB AF |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 02EF |
| UTF-32 | 000002EF |
| HTML decimal | ˯ |
| HTML hex | ˯ |
| CSS | \2EF |
| JavaScript | \u02EF |
| JSON | \u02EF |
| Python | \u02EF |
| Python by name | \N{MODIFIER LETTER LOW DOWN ARROWHEAD} |
| Java, C# | \u02EF |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2EF} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u02EF |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %CB%AF |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | MODIFIER LETTER LOW DOWN ARROWHEAD |
| Code point | U+02EF (decimal 751) |
| Block | Spacing Modifier Letters (U+02B0–U+02FF) |
| General category | Sk: Modifier symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 4.0 |
Nearby in Spacing Modifier Letters
- ˧ U+02E7 Modifier Letter Mid Tone Bar
- ˨ U+02E8 Modifier Letter Low Tone Bar
- ˩ U+02E9 Modifier Letter Extra-Low Tone Bar
- ˪ U+02EA Modifier Letter Yin Departing Tone Mark
- ˫ U+02EB Modifier Letter Yang Departing Tone Mark
- ˬ U+02EC Modifier Letter Voicing
- ˭ U+02ED Modifier Letter Unaspirated
- ˮ U+02EE Modifier Letter Double Apostrophe
- ˰ U+02F0 Modifier Letter Low Up Arrowhead
- ˱ U+02F1 Modifier Letter Low Left Arrowhead
- ˲ U+02F2 Modifier Letter Low Right Arrowhead
- ˳ U+02F3 Modifier Letter Low Ring
- ˴ U+02F4 Modifier Letter Middle Grave Accent
- ˵ U+02F5 Modifier Letter Middle Double Grave Accent
- ˶ U+02F6 Modifier Letter Middle Double Acute Accent
- ˷ U+02F7 Modifier Letter Low Tilde
All 80 characters: Spacing Modifier Letters.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ˯?
- Use ˯ (decimal) or ˯ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+02EF?
- CB AF (hex), 2 bytes. In a URL it is %CB%AF.
- How do I write U+02EF in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u02EF. Python: \u02EF.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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