U+058E "֎" Left-Facing Armenian Eternity Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+058E "֎" Left-Facing Armenian Eternity Sign is a distinctive symbol in the Armenian script, representing an ancient and culturally significant motif often associated with eternity, infinity, and the cyclical nature of life. Unlike its more common right-facing counterpart, this left-facing variant visually mirrors the traditional Armenian eternity sign, which is frequently found in Armenian architectural carvings, cross-stones (khachkars), and manuscripts dating back centuries. It is encoded in the Unicode Armenian block and serves both typographic and cultural purposes, allowing for precise historical and artistic representation in digital text and design work that requires authenticity to Armenian heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+058E |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Left-Facing Armenian Eternity Sign |
| Block | Armenian |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ֎ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ֎ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xD6 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x058E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000058E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u058e |
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 |
| Script | Armenian |
| Script Extensions | Armenian |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |