# U+1ABB COMBINING PARENTHESES ABOVE

Small combining parentheses above a letter, meant to enclose another accent on top, marking it optional or uncertain.

| | |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+1ABB |
| Name | COMBINING PARENTHESES ABOVE |
| Block | [Combining Diacritical Marks Extended](https://unicodekit.com/block/combining-diacritical-marks-extended) |
| Script | Inherited |
| Category | Nonspacing Mark (Mn) |
| Unicode version | 7.0 |
| HTML | `᪻` `᪻` |
| CSS | `\1ABB` |
| JavaScript | `\u1ABB` |
| UTF-8 | E1 AA BB |
| UTF-16 | 1ABB |

## Notes

- intended to surround a diacritic above

## Related characters

- [U+1ABA COMBINING STRONG CENTRALIZATION STROKE BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/1ABA)
- [U+1ABC COMBINING DOUBLE PARENTHESES ABOVE](https://unicodekit.com/char/1ABC)
- [U+1AB9 COMBINING LIGHT CENTRALIZATION STROKE BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/1AB9)
- [U+1ABD COMBINING PARENTHESES BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/1ABD)
- [U+1AB8 COMBINING DOUBLE OPEN MARK BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/1AB8)
- [U+1ABE COMBINING PARENTHESES OVERLAY](https://unicodekit.com/char/1ABE)
- [U+1AB7 COMBINING OPEN MARK BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/1AB7)
- [U+1ABF COMBINING LATIN SMALL LETTER W BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/1ABF)
- [U+1AB6 COMBINING WIGGLY LINE BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/1AB6)
- [U+1AC0 COMBINING LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED W BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/1AC0)
- [U+1AB5 COMBINING X-X BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/1AB5)
- [U+1AC1 COMBINING LEFT PARENTHESIS ABOVE LEFT](https://unicodekit.com/char/1AC1)

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