# U+20E9 COMBINING WIDE BRIDGE ABOVE

A bridge-shaped mark stretched across the full width of the letter beneath it, used in math as the contraction operator.

| | |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+20E9 |
| Name | COMBINING WIDE BRIDGE ABOVE |
| Also known as | contraction operator |
| Block | [Combining Diacritical Marks for Symbols](https://unicodekit.com/block/combining-diacritical-marks-for-symbols) |
| Script | Inherited |
| Category | Nonspacing Mark (Mn) |
| Unicode version | 3.2 |
| HTML | `⃩` `⃩` |
| CSS | `\20E9` |
| JavaScript | `\u20E9` |
| UTF-8 | E2 83 A9 |
| UTF-16 | 20E9 |

## Notes

- extends the full width of the base character

## Related characters

- [U+20E8 COMBINING TRIPLE UNDERDOT](https://unicodekit.com/char/20E8)
- [U+20EA COMBINING LEFTWARDS ARROW OVERLAY](https://unicodekit.com/char/20EA)
- [U+20E7 COMBINING ANNUITY SYMBOL](https://unicodekit.com/char/20E7)
- [U+20EB COMBINING LONG DOUBLE SOLIDUS OVERLAY](https://unicodekit.com/char/20EB)
- [U+20E6 COMBINING DOUBLE VERTICAL STROKE OVERLAY](https://unicodekit.com/char/20E6)
- [U+20EC COMBINING RIGHTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB DOWNWARDS](https://unicodekit.com/char/20EC)
- [U+20E5 COMBINING REVERSE SOLIDUS OVERLAY](https://unicodekit.com/char/20E5)
- [U+20ED COMBINING LEFTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB DOWNWARDS](https://unicodekit.com/char/20ED)
- [U+20E4 COMBINING ENCLOSING UPWARD POINTING TRIANGLE](https://unicodekit.com/char/20E4)
- [U+20EE COMBINING LEFT ARROW BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/20EE)
- [U+20E3 COMBINING ENCLOSING KEYCAP](https://unicodekit.com/char/20E3)
- [U+20EF COMBINING RIGHT ARROW BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/20EF)

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