CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT character

CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT
U+005E
94
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SPACING CIRCUMFLEX
Sk (Modifier Symbol)
ON (Other Neutrals)
N
0
Basic Latin
0
BMP
Basic Multilingual Plane
0000-FFFF
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CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT is a non-letterlike modifier symbol from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT is Other Neutrals (Neutral). It belongs to the neutrals. Whitespace and punctuation, which take on the directionality of the surrounding text..

The Other Neutral (ON) bidi class includes characters that do not have a strong directional preference and can appear in any text context without influencing the overall directionality. These characters include punctuation marks, symbols, and various other text elements that do not fit into more specific bidi classes.

Modifier Symbol (Sk) refers to small characters that modify the meaning of other characters. These symbols are often used in phonetic notations, linguistic texts, and various other contexts to indicate alterations in sound or meaning.

This character belongs to the Basic Latin block. The Basic Latin block, also known as the ASCII block, is foundational in computing and text processing. It includes the standard English alphabet (both uppercase and lowercase), Arabic numerals (0-9), and essential punctuation marks like periods, commas, and parentheses. ASCII, which stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange, was developed in the 1960s and remains a cornerstone of text encoding. This block is indispensable for programming, data interchange, and everyday digital communication, forming the basis for many other Unicode blocks..