U+06DA "ۚ" Arabic Small High Jeem Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+06DA "ۚ" Arabic Small High Jeem is a specialized diacritical mark used in Quranic orthography, specifically within the script of the Quran to denote a form of tajweed or recitation rule known as "ikhfa" (concealment) or to indicate a slight pause or a specific phonetic nuance when the letter jeem (ج) appears in a particular context. It appears as a small, superscript version of the Arabic letter jeem placed above a word, signaling to the reader a precise pronunciation adjustment that is shorter or softer than a full pause but distinct from a normal continuation of sound. This character is part of the extensive set of Quranic annotation symbols that help preserve the exact recitation tradition of the holy text as passed down through centuries.

General Properties

Code Point U+06DA
Version Added 1.1
Name Arabic Small High Jeem
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 0x9A
UTF-16 Encoding 0x06DA
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000006DA
C/C++/Java Escape \u06da

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