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
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