HTML Entity for Double Breve Below (͜)
What You'll Learn
How to encode U+035C (combining double breve below) in HTML and CSS. This mark combines with the preceding character—place it immediately after the base letter (e.g. a͜) so the double breve appears below the base.
It is defined in the Combining Diacritical Marks block (U+0300–U+036F). There is no named HTML entity for U+035C; use ͜, ͜, or \035C in CSS strings. For the above variant, see double breve (U+035D).
⚡ Quick Reference — Double Breve Below Entity
U+035CCombining Diacritical Marks
͜Hexadecimal reference
͜Decimal reference
\035CUse in CSS content
Name Value
──────────── ──────────
Unicode U+035C
Hex code ͜
HTML code ͜
Named entity (none)
CSS code \035CComplete HTML Example
This example shows U+035C using hex, decimal, combining with a base letter, and a CSS content escape:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#point:after{
content: "a\035C";
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Double breve below using Hexadecimal: ͜</p>
<p>Double breve below using HTML Code: ͜</p>
<p id="point">Double breve below using CSS Entity: </p>
</body>
</html>🌐 Browser Support
Numeric references for U+035C are supported in all modern browsers. Stacking quality depends on font support for combining marks:
👀 Live Preview
Combining double breve below a base letter (base first, then U+035C):
🧠 How It Works
Hexadecimal Code
͜ references Unicode 035C in hex. Write it immediately after the base letter (for example a͜).
Decimal HTML Code
͜ is decimal 860, equivalent to U+035C.
CSS Entity (Escape)
\035C inside a CSS string (for example content: "a\035C") emits the same combining sequence in generated content.
Combines below the base letter
U+035C stacks below the preceding character (e.g. a͜). No named entity. Above variant: U+035D.
Use Cases
The combining double breve below (U+035C) is commonly used in:
Phonetic transcription and linguistic notation with the double breve below diacritic.
Dictionary and language-learning sites that render pronunciation or orthography marks.
Phonetic systems where the double breve below may appear in notation.
Dictionaries, academic papers, and typography that must render U+035C correctly.
HTML entity lists and Unicode tables for combining diacritical marks.
Proper rendering of scripts that use the double breve below for accessibility.
💡 Best Practices
Do
- Keep base letter and U+035C adjacent in the DOM (base first)
- Use UTF-8 and pick NFC or NFD consistently for your product
- Distinguish U+035C (below) from U+035D (above)
- Test fonts and line-breaking so the breve does not separate from its letter
- Use
\035Conly inside CSS strings, not as raw HTML text
Don’t
- Place U+035C before the base letter (wrong order for Unicode)
- Confuse double breve below (U+035C) with double breve above (U+035D) or single breve
- Rely on CSS
contentfor entire paragraphs of accented prose - Mix NFC and NFD arbitrarily in the same database column without a plan
- Assume every decorative webfont positions combining marks perfectly
Key Takeaways
Two HTML numeric references encode U+035C after a base letter
͜ ͜In CSS, use \035C after the base in a string (e.g. "a\035C")
\035CU+035C is a combining mark (Mn) in U+0300–U+036F
No named HTML entity — use numeric references or CSS escapes
Combining mark below the base—contrast with U+035D above
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
͜ (hex) or ͜ (decimal). Place the entity after the base letter, e.g. a͜. In CSS, content: "a\035C" works in pseudo-elements. There is no named entity for U+035C.U+035C (COMBINING DOUBLE BREVE BELOW). Combining Diacritical Marks block. Hex 035C, decimal 860. Places the double breve below the preceding character; U+035D is the above variant.\035C belongs in stylesheet strings. Same code point, different layer.Explore More HTML Entities!
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