U+0617 "ؗ" Arabic Small High Zain Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ؗ
U+0617 "ؗ" Arabic Small High Zain is a diacritical mark used in certain Arabic writing systems, particularly within the context of the Qur'anic orthography and historical manuscripts to indicate a specific vocalization or phonetic nuance. This small high-positioned variant of the letter zain (ز) appears above the base text and is employed as a sign of prolongation or a distinct pronunciation in Quranic recitation. It is part of the Arabic block in Unicode and serves a specialized role in representing subtle phonetic details that are essential for accurate reading and interpretation of classical Arabic texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0617 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Arabic Small High Zain |
| Block | Arabic |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Above |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ؗ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ؗ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xD8 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0617 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000617 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0617 |