Overline Unicode Character
U+203E · 1 code point
‾ is the Unicode character named OVERLINE.
Key facts for ‾
- Structure1 ordered code point
- UTF-8 size3 bytes
- Leading classOther Punctuation (
Po)
Unicode data for ‾
- Character
- ‾
- Code point
U+203E- Formal name
- OVERLINE
- General category
Po- UTF-8 bytes
E2 80 BE- HTML hexadecimal
‾- Bidirectional class
ON- Combining class
0
What the classification says
The leading value belongs to the other punctuation class, recorded as Po. This property helps software treat the text correctly. It does not decide the character's meaning in every setting.
How text software may read it
- Text direction: its bidirectional property marks it as a directionally neutral value.
- Display width: Unicode classifies the leading value as width-ambiguous and dependent on the layout context.
- Combining order: its canonical combining class is zero, so it carries no non-zero canonical reordering weight.
Where the encoded value sits
U+203E has decimal scalar value 8,254. Its assigned plane is the Basic Multilingual Plane.
One code point, one record
This page describes one scalar value: U+203E. Its decimal value is 8,254, and its UTF-8 form uses 3 bytes.
Transformation behavior for ‾
Normalization result
This value changes under NFKC, NFKD. That distinction matters in comparison, search, identifiers, and storage systems that normalize text.
| Form | Rendered result | Code points | Compared with input |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFC | ‾ | U+203E | Unchanged |
| NFD | ‾ | U+203E | Unchanged |
| NFKC | ̅ | U+0020 U+0305 | Changed |
| NFKD | ̅ | U+0020 U+0305 | Changed |
Mirroring behavior
The leading code point's Unicode mirrored property is No. The Unicode database does not mark this value for glyph mirroring in bidirectional layout.
Using the exact value
Copy and source representation
Copy the complete character, then verify the stored result inside its intended destination. The copy-and-paste guide explains how to check multi-part values. In UTF-8 source, the literal value can usually be used directly; its hexadecimal HTML reference is ‾. The code point converter provides language-specific escape forms.
This record belongs to the site's Basic Symbols collection. Its collection-specific guidance is: Let purpose decide rather than appearance: the hyphen, mathematical minus, en dash, and em dash occupy separate encoded positions and communicate separate functions.
Meaning and rendering boundary
Treat the formal name as an identity label, not a universal interpretation. Use the meaning-research method for cultural or technical context. Fonts control the glyph; if it becomes a box, follow the font-coverage diagnostic.