U+0618 "ؘ" Arabic Small Fatha Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ؘ

U+0618 "ؘ" Arabic Small Fatha is a combining diacritical mark used in the Arabic script to represent a short vowel sound, specifically the vowel "a" as in the English word "cat," though it is smaller in size compared to the standard fatha to indicate a lighter or more subtle pronunciation. This character is primarily employed in specialized religious or pedagogical contexts, such as in Quranic text or Arabic language learning materials, where precise vowel indication is necessary for correct recitation or reading. Unlike the regular fatha, which appears as a small diagonal stroke above a letter, the small fatha is rendered as an identical but noticeably diminished stroke, helping to distinguish between primary and secondary vowel qualities in certain orthographic traditions.

General Properties

Code Point U+0618
Version Added 5.1
Name Arabic Small Fatha
Block Arabic
General Category Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class CCC30
Bidirectional Class Nonspacing Mark

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ؘ
HTML Hex Encoding ؘ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xD8 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0618
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000618
C/C++/Java Escape \u0618

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Joining Type Transparent
Line Break Combining Mark
Case Ignorable Yes
Script Arabic
Script Extensions Arabic
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Indic Conjunct Break Extend
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Other Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Extend Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Extend
Word Break Extend
Sentence Break Extend