U+060C "،" Arabic Comma Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+060C "،" Arabic Comma is a punctuation mark used in the Arabic script and several other scripts derived from it, such as Persian, Urdu, and Sindhi, to separate clauses or items in a list, functioning similarly to the comma in Latin-based writing. Its glyph is a small, reversed comma (often resembling a mirror image of the standard comma) that aligns with the right-to-left direction of Arabic text, ensuring visual coherence within sentences. Unlike the Latin comma, it is coded separately to accommodate typographic traditions of the Arabic alphabet, where it appears distinct from its European counterpart in both shape and placement. This character is a fundamental part of Arabic writing systems, essential for clear and structured written communication.

General Properties

Code Point U+060C
Version Added 1.1
Name Arabic Comma
Block Arabic
General Category Other Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Common Separator

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ،
HTML Hex Encoding ،
UTF-8 Encoding 0xD8 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding 0x060C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000060C
C/C++/Java Escape \u060c

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 Infix Numeric Separator
Script Common
Script Extensions Arabic Garay Nko Hanifi Rohingya Syriac Thaana Yezidi
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Terminal Punctuation Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Mid Num
Sentence Break SContinue