U+055F "՟" Armenian Abbreviation Mark Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
՟
U+055F "՟" Armenian Abbreviation Mark is a diacritical sign used in the classical Armenian script to indicate abbreviation, typically positioned above or over a letter to show that a word has been shortened, similar in function to a titlo in other writing systems. This mark was historically employed in medieval Armenian manuscripts to save space and streamline writing, appearing above consonants or vowels to denote omitted letters, and it is distinct from other punctuation in the Armenian alphabet. While its use has diminished in modern Armenian typography, it remains a critical element for accurately representing historical texts and is supported in digital encoding for scholarly and linguistic purposes.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+055F |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Armenian Abbreviation Mark |
| Block | Armenian |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ՟ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ՟ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xD5 0x9F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x055F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000055F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u055f |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Case Ignorable | Yes |
| Script | Armenian |
| Script Extensions | Armenian |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Mid Letter |
| Sentence Break | Other |