Summarized test results:
Line break, OP, CL and NS

Intended audience: users, XHTML/HTML coders (using editors or scripting), script developers (PHP, JSP, etc.), CSS coders, Web project managers, and anyone who wants to know how well browsers support the line breaking properties of Unicode characters.

Updated

These tests check the default behavior of characters against the expectations in the Unicode Standard Annex, version 5.1.0. The two-letter abbreviations are conventions for property names in the Unicode Standard. Non-tailorable characters have normative behavior in the Unicode Standard that applies in all normal circumstances. For more information about expected line break behavior and line break classes, see Unicode Standard Annex #14 Line Breaking Properties.

Note that the snapshot summaries of these test results are for released versions of the browsers tested. Versions that are still in development may provide better support for these features. The tests themselves do not test any vendor prefixes.

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OP: Opening punctuation

Assertion Gecko Presto Trident WebKit Detailed results
0028 LEFT PARENTHESIS The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
005B LEFT SQUARE BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
007B LEFT CURLY BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
0F3A TIBETAN MARK GUG RTAGS GYON The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
0F3C TIBETAN MARK ANG KHANG GYON The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
169B OGHAM FEATHER MARK The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
201A SINGLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
201E DOUBLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
2045 LEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH QUILL The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
207D SUPERSCRIPT LEFT PARENTHESIS The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
208D SUBSCRIPT LEFT PARENTHESIS The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
2329 LEFT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
23B4 TOP SQUARE BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
2768 MEDIUM LEFT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
276A MEDIUM FLATTENED LEFT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
276C MEDIUM LEFT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
276E HEAVY LEFT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK ORNAMENT The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
2770 HEAVY LEFT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
2772 LIGHT LEFT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET ORNAMENT The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
2774 MEDIUM LEFT CURLY BRACKET ORNAMENT The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
27E6 MATHEMATICAL LEFT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
27E8 MATHEMATICAL LEFT ANGLE BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
27EA MATHEMATICAL LEFT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
2983 LEFT WHITE CURLY BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
2985 LEFT WHITE PARENTHESIS The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
2987 Z NOTATION LEFT IMAGE BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
2989 Z NOTATION LEFT BINDING BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
298B LEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH UNDERBAR The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
298D LEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH TICK IN TOP CORNER The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
298F LEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH TICK IN BOTTOM CORNER The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
2991 LEFT ANGLE BRACKET WITH DOT The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
2993 LEFT ARC LESS-THAN BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
2995 DOUBLE LEFT ARC GREATER-THAN BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
2997 LEFT BLACK TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
29D8 LEFT WIGGLY FENCE The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
29DA LEFT DOUBLE WIGGLY FENCE The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
29FC LEFT-POINTING CURVED ANGLE BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
3008 LEFT ANGLE BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
300A LEFT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
300C LEFT CORNER BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
300E LEFT WHITE CORNER BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
3010 LEFT BLACK LENTICULAR BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
3014 LEFT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
3016 LEFT WHITE LENTICULAR BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
3018 LEFT WHITE TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
301A LEFT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
301D REVERSED DOUBLE PRIME QUOTATION MARK The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
FD3E ORNATE LEFT PARENTHESIS The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
FE35 PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT PARENTHESIS The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
FE37 PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT CURLY BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
FE39 PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
FE3B PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT BLACK LENTICULAR BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
FE3D PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
FE3F PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT ANGLE BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
FE41 PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT CORNER BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
FE43 PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT WHITE CORNER BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
FE47 PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT SQUARE BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
FE59 SMALL LEFT PARENTHESIS The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
FE5B SMALL LEFT CURLY BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
FE5D SMALL LEFT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
FF08 FULLWIDTH LEFT PARENTHESIS The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
FF3B FULLWIDTH LEFT SQUARE BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
FF5B FULLWIDTH LEFT CURLY BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
FF5F FULLWIDTH LEFT WHITE PARENTHESIS The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.
FF62 HALFWIDTH LEFT CORNER BRACKET The browser will not leave a Unicode character with the OP Opening Punctuation property at the end of a line.

Snapshot summary, 2012-08-24

Apart from 23B4 TOP SQUARE BRACKET, support for the 65 opening punctuation characters was as expected for Chrome, Opera and Safari.

Firefox and Internet Explorer, on the other hand, tended to support only the more commonly used characters, with IE slightly ahead of Firefox.

CL: Closing punctuation

Assertion Gecko Presto Trident WebKit Detailed results
3001 IDEOGRAPHIC COMMA The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
3002 IDEOGRAPHIC FULL STOP The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FE50 SMALL COMMA The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FE52 SMALL FULL STOP The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FF0C FULLWIDTH COMMA The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FF0E FULLWIDTH FULL STOP The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FF61 HALFWIDTH IDEOGRAPHIC FULL STOP The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FF64 HALFWIDTH IDEOGRAPHIC COMMA The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
0029 RIGHT PARENTHESIS The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
005D RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
007D RIGHT CURLY BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
0F3B TIBETAN MARK GUG RTAGS GYAS The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
0F3D TIBETAN MARK ANG KHANG GYAS The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
169C OGHAM REVERSED FEATHER MARK The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
2046 RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET WITH QUILL The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
207E SUPERSCRIPT RIGHT PARENTHESIS The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
208E SUBSCRIPT RIGHT PARENTHESIS The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
232A RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
23B5 BOTTOM SQUARE BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
2769 MEDIUM RIGHT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
276B MEDIUM FLATTENED RIGHT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
276D MEDIUM RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
276F HEAVY RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK ORNAMENT The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
2771 HEAVY RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
2773 LIGHT RIGHT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET ORNAMENT The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
2775 MEDIUM RIGHT CURLY BRACKET ORNAMENT The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
27E7 MATHEMATICAL RIGHT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
27E9 MATHEMATICAL RIGHT ANGLE BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
27EB MATHEMATICAL RIGHT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
2984 RIGHT WHITE CURLY BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
2986 RIGHT WHITE PARENTHESIS The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
2988 Z NOTATION RIGHT IMAGE BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
298A Z NOTATION RIGHT BINDING BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
298C RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET WITH UNDERBAR The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
298E RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET WITH TICK IN BOTTOM CORNER The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
2990 RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET WITH TICK IN TOP CORNER The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
2992 RIGHT ANGLE BRACKET WITH DOT The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
2994 RIGHT ARC GREATER-THAN BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
2996 DOUBLE RIGHT ARC LESS-THAN BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
2998 RIGHT BLACK TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
29D9 RIGHT WIGGLY FENCE The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
29DB RIGHT DOUBLE WIGGLY FENCE The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
29FD RIGHT-POINTING CURVED ANGLE BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
3009 RIGHT ANGLE BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
300B RIGHT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
300D RIGHT CORNER BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
300F RIGHT WHITE CORNER BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
3011 RIGHT BLACK LENTICULAR BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
3015 RIGHT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
3017 RIGHT WHITE LENTICULAR BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
3019 RIGHT WHITE TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
301B RIGHT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
301E DOUBLE PRIME QUOTATION MARK The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
301F LOW DOUBLE PRIME QUOTATION MARK The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FD3F ORNATE RIGHT PARENTHESIS The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FE36 PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT PARENTHESIS The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FE38 PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT CURLY BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FE3A PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FE3C PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT BLACK LENTICULAR BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FE3E PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FE40 PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT ANGLE BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FE42 PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT CORNER BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FE44 PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT WHITE CORNER BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FE48 PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FE5A SMALL RIGHT PARENTHESIS The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FE5C SMALL RIGHT CURLY BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FE5E SMALL RIGHT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FF09 FULLWIDTH RIGHT PARENTHESIS The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FF3D FULLWIDTH RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FF5D FULLWIDTH RIGHT CURLY BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FF60 FULLWIDTH RIGHT WHITE PARENTHESIS The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.
FF63 HALFWIDTH RIGHT CORNER BRACKET The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the CL Closing Punctuation property at the beginning of a line.

Snapshot summary, 2012-08-24

As for the opening characters, 23B5 BOTTOM SQUARE BRACKET was the exception for support of the 72 closing characters by Chrome, Opera and Safari.

Again, Firefox and Internet Explorer tended to support only the more commonly used characters.

NS: Non-starters

Assertion Gecko Presto Trident WebKit Detailed results
0E5A THAI CHARACTER ANGKHANKHU The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
0E5B THAI CHARACTER KHOMUT The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
17D4 KHMER SIGN KHAN The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
17D6 KHMER SIGN CAMNUC PII KUUH The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
17DA KHMER SIGN KOOMUUT The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
203C DOUBLE EXCLAMATION MARK The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
3005 IDEOGRAPHIC ITERATION MARK The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
301C WAVE DASH The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
303C MASU MARK The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
303B VERTICAL IDEOGRAPHIC ITERATION MARK The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
309B KATAKANA-HIRAGANA VOICED SOUND MARK The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
309C KATAKANA-HIRAGANA SEMI-VOICED SOUND MARK The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
309D HIRAGANA ITERATION MARK The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
309E HIRAGANA VOICED ITERATION MARK The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
30A0 KATAKANA-HIRAGANA DOUBLE HYPHEN The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
30FB KATAKANA MIDDLE DOT The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
30FC KATAKANA-HIRAGANA PROLONGED SOUND MARK The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
30FD KATAKANA ITERATION MARK The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
30FE KATAKANA VOICED ITERATION MARK The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
FE54 SMALL SEMICOLON The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
FE55 SMALL COLON The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
FF1A FULLWIDTH COLON The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
FF1B FULLWIDTH SEMICOLON The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
FF65 HALFWIDTH KATAKANA MIDDLE DOT The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
FF70 HALFWIDTH KATAKANA-HIRAGANA PROLONGED SOUND MARK The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
FF9E HALFWIDTH KATAKANA VOICED SOUND MARK The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.
FF9F HALFWIDTH KATAKANA SEMI-VOICED SOUND MARK The browser will not allow a Unicode character with the NS Non-Starter property at the beginning of a line.

Snapshot summary, 2012-08-24

The 27 non-starter characters in this list were all supported by Chrome, Opera and Safari, but several characters (including all the Khmer and Thai ones) were not supported as expected by Firefox and Internet Explorer.

NS: Non-starters, small kana

Assertion Gecko Presto Trident WebKit Detailed results
3041 HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL A The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.
3043 HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL I The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.
3045 HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL U The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.
3047 HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL E The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.
3049 HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL O The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.
3063 HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL TU The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.
3083 HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL YA The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.
3085 HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL YU The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.
3087 HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL YO The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.
308E HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL WA The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.
30A1 KATAKANA LETTER SMALL A The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.
30A3 KATAKANA LETTER SMALL I The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.
30A5 KATAKANA LETTER SMALL U The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.
30A7 KATAKANA LETTER SMALL E The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.
30A9 KATAKANA LETTER SMALL O The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.
30C3 KATAKANA LETTER SMALL TU The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.
30E3 KATAKANA LETTER SMALL YA The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.
30E5 KATAKANA LETTER SMALL YU The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.
30E7 KATAKANA LETTER SMALL YO The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.
30EE KATAKANA LETTER SMALL WA The browser will not allow a Unicode small kana character (with the NS Non-Starter property) at the beginning of a line.

Snapshot summary, 2012-08-24

By default, Internet Explorer and Chrome did allow all 20 small kana characters to appear at the start of a line.

Firefox, Opera and Safari prevented the small kana characters appearing at the start of a line by pulling down the previous character with them.