U+06ED "ۭ" Arabic Small Low Meem Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ۭ
U+06ED "ۭ" Arabic Small Low Meem is a diacritical mark used in Arabic script, specifically a small meem written in a lowered position relative to the base character. It functions as a phonetic sign, primarily in Quranic orthography or scholarly texts, to indicate a specific nasalization or a subtle pronunciation nuance that differs from the standard meem letter. This character is not used in ordinary Arabic writing but appears in specialized contexts such as Tajweed rules for Quranic recitation, where it helps denote a slight assimilation or prolongation of the nasal sound.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+06ED |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Arabic Small Low Meem |
| Block | Arabic |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Below |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ۭ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ۭ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xDB 0xAD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x06ED |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000006ED |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u06ed |