Overline is the spacing character at Unicode U+203E that looks like a short horizontal line at the top of the line box (‾). Prefer the named entity ‾, or use ‾ / ‾.
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Character ‾
Unicode U+203E
Named entity ‾
Hex entity ‾
Decimal ‾
CSS escape \203E
Hex, decimal, named, and CSS all produce the same spacing overline. Do not confuse it with combining overline U+0305.
Use ‾ (hex), ‾ (decimal), ‾ (named), or the CSS escape \203E in the content property. All four render the spacing overline ‾.
U+203E (OVERLINE). Hex 203E, decimal 8254. It belongs to the General Punctuation block.
Yes. Prefer ‾ for readable HTML. ‾ is also defined in HTML5 for the same character.
Use it for a standalone overline symbol in math notes, keyboard docs, or technical typography — when you need a spacing character rather than a mark on one letter.
U+203E is a Unicode character you insert in text. CSS text-decoration: overline draws a line above a whole element or text run. Different tools for different jobs.
No. U+203E is a spacing OVERLINE (‾) with ‾. U+0305 is combining overline — place it after a base character (e.g. x̅).
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Overline is Unicode U+203E (decimal 8254) — in General Punctuation. Prefer the named entity ‾, or use ‾ / ‾. It is a spacing character — not the combining mark U+0305. The slug overline-light is for URL continuity; Unicode calls it simply OVERLINE.
