Comma below: Romanian ș and ț

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Details for U+0219

LATIN SMALL LETTER S WITH COMMA BELOW

Exact sequence: ș

U+0219

Properties: Ll; CCC 0
HTML: ș
Word Alt+X: 0219
Normalization: NFC: U+0219; NFD: U+0073 U+0326; NFKC: U+0219; NFKD: U+0073 U+0326

Details for U+021B

LATIN SMALL LETTER T WITH COMMA BELOW

Exact sequence: ț

U+021B

Properties: Ll; CCC 0
HTML: ț
Word Alt+X: 021B
Normalization: NFC: U+021B; NFD: U+0074 U+0326; NFKC: U+021B; NFKD: U+0074 U+0326

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Combining comma below U+0326 places a comma-shaped mark under a base. Romanian ș and ț are its most familiar precomposed Latin examples. [4], [31], [3]

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Details for U+0073 U+0326

LATIN SMALL LETTER S + COMBINING COMMA BELOW

Exact sequence: ș

U+0073 U+0326

Details for U+0218

LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S WITH COMMA BELOW

Exact sequence: Ș

U+0218

Details for U+021A

LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T WITH COMMA BELOW

Exact sequence: Ț

U+021A

Uses and scope

The Romanian Academy's alphabet uses Ș/ș and Ț/ț. Older text may contain cedilla substitutions, but the preferred Romanian Unicode letters are distinct from those substitutions. Latvian letters can also look as though they carry commas, yet several retain canonical decompositions with cedilla for historical encoding reasons. [31], [3]

Similar shapes, different characters

Appearance alone cannot decide between U+0326 and U+0327. Romanian ș and ş stay distinct under all four Unicode normalization forms. An ordinary comma typed after s remains punctuation. There is no universal correction that should replace every cedilla in multilingual text with comma below. [1], [2], [31], [3]

Typing and text forms

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Searchable character table

The records include listed signs and encoded letters whose canonical decomposition contains one of this page's combining signs. This Unicode relationship does not prove membership in the languages discussed above. [1], [2]

Comma below: Romanian ș and ț: exact character records
Copy	Unicode identity and entry
	COMBINING COMMA BELOW Details Properties `Mn; CCC 220` HTML `̦` Word Alt+X `0326` Normalization `NFC: U+0326; NFD: U+0326; NFKC: U+0326; NFKD: U+0326`
	LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S WITH COMMA BELOW Details Properties `Lu; CCC 0` HTML `Ș` Word Alt+X `0218` Normalization `NFC: U+0218; NFD: U+0053 U+0326; NFKC: U+0218; NFKD: U+0053 U+0326`
	LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T WITH COMMA BELOW Details Properties `Lu; CCC 0` HTML `Ț` Word Alt+X `021A` Normalization `NFC: U+021A; NFD: U+0054 U+0326; NFKC: U+021A; NFKD: U+0054 U+0326`

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.
[31] Romanian Academy: DOOM 3 graphic signs. Romanian alphabet, case pairs, breve, circumflex and comma-below letters.
[3] Unicode 17: Latin, Greek and combining marks. Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.8 and 7.9: encoded distinctions, script conventions and glyph variation, not a complete orthography.
[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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Sources, versions and limits

Encoded properties: Properties use Unicode 17.0.0. Normalization follows UAX #15; grapheme boundaries follow UAX #29. Script associations describe encoded properties, not language use.
Language evidence: CLDR 48.2and the IANA registry dated 2026-08-08. Main and auxiliary exemplars are distinct. CLDR exemplars are not complete orthographies.
Review and limitations: The dataset is derived from the sources above. Editorial guides cite additional scoped authorities. No native or specialist orthography approval is implied. Release scope date: 14 September 2026. Historic or specialist usage needs separate evidence. Registry-only records have unknown orthography in this release.
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