COMBINING WIGGLY LINE BELOW·U+1AB6

Character Information

Code Point
U+1AB6
HEX
1AB6
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Nonspacing Mark

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E1 AA B6
11100001 10101010 10110110
UTF16 (big Endian)
1A B6
00011010 10110110
UTF16 (little Endian)
B6 1A
10110110 00011010
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 1A B6
00000000 00000000 00011010 10110110
UTF32 (little Endian)
B6 1A 00 00
10110110 00011010 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
᪶
URI Encoded
%E1%AA%B6

Description

The Unicode character U+1AB6 is known as the "COMBINING WIGGLY LINE BELOW". It is a typographical element that serves a specific purpose in digital text representation, particularly within the context of the Unicode Standard. This particular symbol is not commonly used in everyday writing, but it has its own unique role to play. This character's main function is to be combined with other characters to create a specific visual effect. Typically, this wiggly line below character is used alongside letters or symbols to produce an aesthetically distinct textual representation, often in artistic or decorative text settings. The COMBINING WIGGLY LINE BELOW is a component of the Unicode Standard's effort to provide a wide array of typographic elements for diverse linguistic and cultural contexts. While this character does not have a broad usage across different languages or scripts, it still contributes to the richness and variety of text presentation in digital environments. The U+1AB6 symbol reflects the ongoing evolution of Unicode in accommodating diverse needs, such as artistic expression or unique cultural symbols, beyond standard alphanumeric characters.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 6838 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character has the Unicode code point U+1AB6. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0800 to 0xffff.

    Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format: 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
    Where the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+1AB6 to binary: 00011010 10110110. Those are the payload bits.

  3. Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:

    Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
    11100001 10101010 10110110