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᷑

combining ur above

Combining Ur Above

᷑ abbreviates -ur in medieval writing; after a written t, it completes -tur. The surrounding word and its grammar tell you which ending to restore.

Text symbol
Also called
ur abbreviation · superscript ur · ur sign
Search it as
tur abbreviation · medieval Latin ur · dicit᷑ · uocat᷑ · hallmund᷑ · ur abbreviation mark
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What ᷑ means

It abbreviates ur, or tur after a written t.

In medieval Latin manuscripts, dicit᷑ abbreviates dicitur (“is said”) and uocat᷑ abbreviates uocatur (“is called”). The sign compresses the ending; read it with the whole word and its grammar.

Medieval examples include a 2-like form and a sideways-s form, so this reference glyph does not show one fixed handwriting shape. A Unicode proposal also records the Old Norse abbreviation hallmund᷑ for hallmundur.

Place it after the letter it marks

᷑ is a combining mark: enter it immediately after the letter it belongs to. Alone, it may appear misplaced or be hard to see because no base letter anchors it.

Separate manuscript signs abbreviate us and is. The r rotunda, ᷣ, is another medieval scribal sign, not a spelling variant of ᷑.

A specialist mark for manuscript transcription, palaeography (the study of old handwriting), and font testing.

A 2-like manuscript shape is still an abbreviation, not the numeral 2.

What it means when someone sends it to you

3 readings
A transcript ending in t᷑
Expand the ending as -tur; the mark follows a written t.
A word ending in another letter + ᷑
Expand the ending as -ur, using the word’s language and grammar.
᷑ entered by itself
Treat it as incomplete combining text, not a standalone sign.

Don't confuse it with

2
2
Digit Two
Some manuscript forms resemble a 2, but this shape abbreviates *ur*; it is not the numeral.
ᷣ
Combining Latin Small Letter R Rotunda
ᷣ is r rotunda, a distinct medieval scribal sign; it is not the ur abbreviation.

Combination ideas

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Abbreviated *dicitur*, “is said,” in medieval Latin.
Abbreviated *uocatur*, “is called,” in medieval Latin.
The Old Norse manuscript abbreviation for *hallmundur*.

Questions people ask

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Why does ᷑ show as a box on some devices?

Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.

How to type ᷑

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 1DD1, then Alt+X to get ᷑.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “combining ur above”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 1dd1, then Enter or Space.
HTML
᷑
CSS
\1DD1
Unicode input
In an editor with Unicode hex input, enter `1DD1` and run its conversion; place the result after its base letter.
Font check
If the mark looks misplaced or is hard to see, try a font with combining-diacritic support; positioning depends on the font.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
᷑
HTML hex
᷑
CSS content
content: "\1DD1";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E1%B7%91
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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