U+06DE "۞" Arabic Start of Rub El Hizb Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+06DE "۞" Arabic Start of Rub El Hizb is a decorative symbol used in Islamic manuscripts and Quranic text to mark the beginning of a Rub El Hizb, which is one quarter of a Hizb, or one sixtieth division of the Quran. It is typically rendered as a stylized eight pointed star or rosette, often with a small circle at its center, and serves as a visual aid for recitation and memorization, helping readers navigate the structured divisions of the holy book. This character is distinct from other Quranic markers and is encoded in the Unicode standard to support accurate digital representation of Arabic religious texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+06DE |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Arabic Start of Rub El Hizb |
| Block | Arabic |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ۞ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ۞ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xDB 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x06DE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000006DE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u06de |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Arabic |
| Script Extensions | Arabic |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |