U+05B8 "ָ" Hebrew Point Qamats Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+05B8 "ָ" Hebrew Point Qamats is a diacritical mark used in the Hebrew writing system, specifically a niqqud vowel sign that represents the "a" sound, typically pronounced as a long /aː/ in modern Hebrew. Placed beneath a consonant letter, it indicates that the consonant is followed by this vowel, playing a crucial role in the vocalization of Hebrew texts, particularly in biblical and liturgical contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+05B8 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Hebrew Point Qamats |
| Block | Hebrew |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | CCC18 |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ָ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ָ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xD6 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x05B8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000005B8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u05b8 |