U+06D7 "ۗ" Arabic Small High Ligature Qaf with Lam with Alef Maksura Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+06D7 "ۗ" Arabic Small High Ligature Qaf with Lam with Alef Maksura is a specialized typographic glyph used in certain classical Arabic texts, particularly in Quranic orthography, where it denotes a specific ligatured combination of the letters qaf, lam, and alef maksura joined in a compact superscript form. This character serves as a scribal abbreviation or phonetic notation, helping to indicate a particular vocalization or grammatical construction when written above the base text, though it is rarely used in modern standard Arabic printing. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital representations of historical manuscripts and religious works can faithfully preserve these nuanced script elements without loss of the original calligraphic intent.

General Properties

Code Point U+06D7
Version Added 1.1
Name Arabic Small High Ligature Qaf with Lam with Alef Maksura
Block Arabic
General Category Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class Above
Bidirectional Class Nonspacing Mark

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ۗ
HTML Hex Encoding ۗ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xDB 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding 0x06D7
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000006D7
C/C++/Java Escape \u06d7

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