0x02C6

0x02C6 designates the Unicode code point U+02C6, named Modifier Letter Circumflex Accent. It is part of the Unicode block Spacing Modifier Letters (U+02B0 to U+02FF) and appears as a small circumflex accent used as a standalone modifier sign in various linguistic contexts. Unlike combining diacritics, this character is a spacing character with its own position in text.

The code point has the decimal value 710. In HTML, it can be represented by the named entity ˆ or by the numeric references ˆ or ˆ. In UTF-8, U+02C6 is encoded as the two-byte sequence 0xCB 0x86.

Usage in practice centers on phonetic transcription and linguistic notation where a modifier letter is attached to symbols to indicate a phonetic feature or modification. It is distinct from combining circumflex diacritics that attach to letters; as a spacing modifier letter, it stands as its own character in the text when used.

Related concepts include the Unicode Spacing Modifier Letters block, the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) conventions for diacritics, and the general distinction between spacing modifier letters and combining diacritics.