U+0650 "ِ" Arabic Kasra Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0650 "ِ" Arabic Kasra is a diacritical mark used in the Arabic script to indicate the short vowel /i/, placed below the preceding consonant letter. It is an essential component of the Arabic orthographic system, particularly in vocalized texts such as the Quran, children's books, and language learning materials, where it clarifies pronunciation and grammatical function. Without this mark, many Arabic words would appear ambiguous to readers, as short vowels are typically omitted in standard modern writing.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0650 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Arabic Kasra |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Arabic Kasrah |
| Block | Arabic |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | CCC32 |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ِ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ِ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xD9 0x90 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0650 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000650 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0650 |