U+05F4 "״" Hebrew Punctuation Gershayim Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+05F4 "״" Hebrew Punctuation Gershayim is a typographic mark used in Hebrew script to indicate an acronym or numerical value, functioning as a double quotation mark that is placed before the last letter of a word. It resembles a pair of diagonal strokes and is distinct from the standard quotation marks used for direct speech. In Hebrew, Gershayim is commonly applied to denote abbreviations, such as in "צה״ל" for the Israel Defense Forces, or to represent numbers like "תשפ״ד" for the Hebrew year. This punctuation is integral to written Hebrew, ensuring clarity in identifying nonliteral uses of words and numerical expressions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+05F4 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Hebrew Punctuation Gershayim |
| Block | Hebrew |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ״ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ״ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xD7 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x05F4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000005F4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u05f4 |
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 | Hebrew |
| Script Extensions | Hebrew |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Mid Letter |
| Sentence Break | Other |