Combining overlays and stroked letters

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Details for U+0334

COMBINING TILDE OVERLAY

Exact sequence: ̴

U+0334

Properties: Mn; CCC 1
HTML: ̴
Word Alt+X: 0334
Normalization: NFC: U+0334; NFD: U+0334; NFKC: U+0334; NFKD: U+0334

Details for U+0335

COMBINING SHORT STROKE OVERLAY

Exact sequence: ̵

U+0335

Properties: Mn; CCC 1
HTML: ̵
Word Alt+X: 0335
Normalization: NFC: U+0335; NFD: U+0335; NFKC: U+0335; NFKD: U+0335

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Combining overlays pass through a base rather than sitting above or below it. Unicode distinguishes short and long strokes, short and long solidus overlays, and a tilde overlay. [4], [4], [27], [37], [38]

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Details for U+006C U+0335

LATIN SMALL LETTER L + COMBINING SHORT STROKE OVERLAY

Exact sequence: l̵

U+006C U+0335

Details for U+006F U+0338

LATIN SMALL LETTER O + COMBINING LONG SOLIDUS OVERLAY

Exact sequence: o̸

U+006F U+0338

Details for U+006C U+0334

LATIN SMALL LETTER L + COMBINING TILDE OVERLAY

Exact sequence: l̴

U+006C U+0334

Details for U+0142

LATIN SMALL LETTER L WITH STROKE

Exact sequence: ł

U+0142

Details for U+00F8

LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH STROKE

Exact sequence: ø

U+00F8

Uses and scope

The tilde overlay has a phonetic use for velarization or pharyngealization in the Unicode annotations. Strokes and slashes also occur in independently encoded letters such as Polish ł and Scandinavian ø. Their appearance does not prove a canonical relationship to a plain letter plus one of these overlays. [4], [27], [37], [38]

Similar shapes, different characters

Ł and ø do not canonically decompose into l or o plus a stroke. By contrast, some symbols have explicit overlay decompositions in Unicode. A mark-removal tool must follow the data rather than guess from glyph shape. Applying strikethrough formatting changes presentation, not the stored scalar sequence. [1], [2], [4], [27], [37], [38]

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]

Combining overlays and stroked letters: exact character records
Copy	Unicode identity and entry
	COMBINING LONG STROKE OVERLAY Details Properties `Mn; CCC 1` HTML `̶` Word Alt+X `0336` Normalization `NFC: U+0336; NFD: U+0336; NFKC: U+0336; NFKD: U+0336`
	COMBINING SHORT SOLIDUS OVERLAY Details Properties `Mn; CCC 1` HTML `̷` Word Alt+X `0337` Normalization `NFC: U+0337; NFD: U+0337; NFKC: U+0337; NFKD: U+0337`
	COMBINING LONG SOLIDUS OVERLAY Details Properties `Mn; CCC 1` HTML `̸` Word Alt+X `0338` Normalization `NFC: U+0338; NFD: U+0338; NFKC: U+0338; NFKD: U+0338`

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.
[27] Polish education platform: letters and sounds. Polish alphabet and its nine distinctive letters.
[37] Swedish language council: placement of å. Swedish alphabetical order compared with Danish and Norwegian.
[38] Norwegian language council: æ, ø and å. Norwegian letters and limits of international substitutions.
[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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