U+0707 "܇" Syriac Colon Skewed Right Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

܇

U+0707 "܇" Syriac Colon Skewed Right is a punctuation mark used in the Syriac script, primarily serving as a visual variant of the standard colon but tilted to the right. Its primary function is as a reading and phonetic guide within Syriac texts, often marking a pause or separation within a sentence that is less definitive than a period but more distinct than a comma. This character belongs to the Syriac block of Unicode and is specifically employed in manuscript traditions to indicate a breath pause or to clarify syntactic boundaries, especially in liturgical or scholarly works. The skewed right orientation helps distinguish it from other similar Syriac diacritics and punctuation, ensuring precise textual interpretation in both classical and modern Syriac writing systems.

General Properties

Code Point U+0707
Version Added 3.0
Name Syriac Colon Skewed Right
Block Syriac
General Category Other Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Arabic Letter

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ܇
HTML Hex Encoding ܇
UTF-8 Encoding 0xDC 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0707
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000707
C/C++/Java Escape \u0707

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 Syriac
Script Extensions Syriac
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Terminal Punctuation Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other