# U+1ABE COMBINING PARENTHESES OVERLAY

Enclosing parentheses drawn around a base letter as a combining overlay, placement varies by font.

| | |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+1ABE |
| Name | COMBINING PARENTHESES OVERLAY |
| Block | [Combining Diacritical Marks Extended](https://unicodekit.com/block/combining-diacritical-marks-extended) |
| Script | Inherited |
| Category | Enclosing Mark (Me) |
| Unicode version | 7.0 |
| HTML | `᪾` `᪾` |
| CSS | `\1ABE` |
| JavaScript | `\u1ABE` |
| UTF-8 | E1 AA BE |
| UTF-16 | 1ABE |

## Notes

- intended to surround a base letter
- exact placement is font dependent

## Related characters

- [U+1ABD COMBINING PARENTHESES BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/1ABD)
- [U+1ABF COMBINING LATIN SMALL LETTER W BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/1ABF)
- [U+1ABC COMBINING DOUBLE PARENTHESES ABOVE](https://unicodekit.com/char/1ABC)
- [U+1AC0 COMBINING LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED W BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/1AC0)
- [U+1ABB COMBINING PARENTHESES ABOVE](https://unicodekit.com/char/1ABB)
- [U+1AC1 COMBINING LEFT PARENTHESIS ABOVE LEFT](https://unicodekit.com/char/1AC1)
- [U+1ABA COMBINING STRONG CENTRALIZATION STROKE BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/1ABA)
- [U+1AC2 COMBINING RIGHT PARENTHESIS ABOVE RIGHT](https://unicodekit.com/char/1AC2)
- [U+1AB9 COMBINING LIGHT CENTRALIZATION STROKE BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/1AB9)
- [U+1AC3 COMBINING LEFT PARENTHESIS BELOW LEFT](https://unicodekit.com/char/1AC3)
- [U+1AB8 COMBINING DOUBLE OPEN MARK BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/1AB8)
- [U+1AC4 COMBINING RIGHT PARENTHESIS BELOW RIGHT](https://unicodekit.com/char/1AC4)

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