Combining bridge and inverted bridge marks

Uses and scope

The names list associates bridge below with dental articulation, inverted bridge below with apical articulation, and bridge above with dentolabial notation in extended IPA. These are specialized phonetic annotations rather than ordinary alphabet letters. Use the relevant phonetic convention when transcribing speech instead of assigning a sound from the glyph alone. [4], [8]

Similar shapes, different characters

A breve below is a different curved mark. Bridge above U+0346 must not be substituted for bridge below U+032A merely because space around a base is tight. The examples show exact constructed base-plus-mark strings; they do not assert that every displayed combination is a word in a language. [1], [2], [4], [8]

Typing and text forms

Copying is exact; preview circles are excluded. Compare normalization forms.

Word for Windows

Select a hex code, then Alt+X; repeat for each scalar.

Mac and mobile

Hold a letter for supported variants; use Character Viewer on Mac or a language keyboard on mobile.

HTML

Use UTF-8 text or the numeric references in Details, in order.

Full typing instructions ·HTML, CSS and JavaScript entry ·Verified Alt codes.

Sources and method

Usage statements link to the authority that supports their scope. Character names, categories, combining classes and normalization results come from the pinned Unicode data. A canonical decomposition does not establish language membership or spelling frequency.

Source access date: 2026-09-14.

• [4] Unicode combining mark names and annotations. Names, cross references and narrowly attributed usage annotations. Historical annotations are not automatically current recommendations.
• [8] International Phonetic Association chart. Current phonetic transcription symbols; these are transcription conventions, not letters in every language.
• [1] Unicode Character Database 17.0.0.
• [2] Unicode normalization, UAX #15.
• [10] Microsoft: Unicode character entry in Word.
• [11] Apple: enter characters with accent marks.
• [12] Google: use Gboard.
• [13] Unicode: fonts and keyboards FAQ.
• [14] HTML numeric character references.

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