# ⹝ U+2E5D OBLIQUE HYPHEN

Slanted hyphen tilted like a short diagonal dash, used in scholarly and historical texts for word breaks and joins.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `⹝` |
| Codepoint | U+2E5D |
| Name | OBLIQUE HYPHEN |
| Block | [Supplemental Punctuation](https://unicodekit.com/block/supplemental-punctuation) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Dash Punctuation (Pd) |
| Unicode version | 14.0 |
| HTML | `⹝` `⹝` |
| CSS | `\2E5D` |
| JavaScript | `\u2E5D` |
| UTF-8 | E2 B9 9D |
| UTF-16 | 2E5D |

## Related characters

- ⹜ [U+2E5C BOTTOM HALF RIGHT PARENTHESIS](https://unicodekit.com/char/2E5C)
- ⹛ [U+2E5B BOTTOM HALF LEFT PARENTHESIS](https://unicodekit.com/char/2E5B)
- ⹚ [U+2E5A TOP HALF RIGHT PARENTHESIS](https://unicodekit.com/char/2E5A)
- ⹠ [U+2E60 WIGGLY EXCLAMATION MARK](https://unicodekit.com/char/2E60)
- ⹙ [U+2E59 TOP HALF LEFT PARENTHESIS](https://unicodekit.com/char/2E59)
- ⹡ [U+2E61 INVERTED WIGGLY EXCLAMATION MARK](https://unicodekit.com/char/2E61)
- ⹘ [U+2E58 RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET WITH DOUBLE STROKE](https://unicodekit.com/char/2E58)
- ⹢ [U+2E62 LEFT PARENTHESIS WITH MIDDLE RING](https://unicodekit.com/char/2E62)
- ⹗ [U+2E57 LEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH DOUBLE STROKE](https://unicodekit.com/char/2E57)
- ⹣ [U+2E63 RIGHT PARENTHESIS WITH MIDDLE RING](https://unicodekit.com/char/2E63)
- ⹖ [U+2E56 RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET WITH STROKE](https://unicodekit.com/char/2E56)
- ⹕ [U+2E55 LEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH STROKE](https://unicodekit.com/char/2E55)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/2E5D · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/2E5D