Unicode has a Pc category into which it assigns various low lines:

_       U+005F  LOW LINE
‿       U+203F  UNDERTIE
⁀       U+2040  CHARACTER TIE
⁔       U+2054  INVERTED UNDERTIE
︳       U+FE33  PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LOW LINE
︴       U+FE34  PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL WAVY LOW LINE
﹍       U+FE4D  DASHED LOW LINE
﹎       U+FE4E  CENTRELINE LOW LINE
﹏       U+FE4F  WAVY LOW LINE
_       U+FF3F  FULLWIDTH LOW LINE


However, the overlines that are almost exactly the same thing, are categorized 
as Po:

‾       U+203E  OVERLINE
﹉       U+FE49  DASHED OVERLINE
﹊       U+FE4A  CENTRELINE OVERLINE
﹋       U+FE4B  WAVY OVERLINE
﹌       U+FE4C  DOUBLE WAVY OVERLINE

Is this a bug or a feature? :) Shouldn't they be Pc?

~fantasai

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