U+0711 "ܑ" Syriac Letter Superscript Alaph Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+0711 "ܑ" Syriac Letter Superscript Alaph is a specialized glyph used in the Syriac script, primarily within the Eastern Syriac tradition, where it appears as a superscript form of the letter Alaph (the first letter of the Syriac alphabet, representing a glottal stop or vowel carrier). This superscript variant is typically employed in certain liturgical or grammatical contexts, such as indicating a reduced or elided vowel in the middle or at the end of a word, often to mark a phonetic abbreviation or a specific reading tradition in Syriac manuscripts and printed texts. It is encoded in the Unicode standard's Syriac block and serves to preserve the precise orthographic details of classical and modern Syriac writing, ensuring accurate representation of its rich textual heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+0711
Version Added 3.0
Name Syriac Letter Superscript Alaph
Block Syriac
General Category Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class CCC36
Bidirectional Class Nonspacing Mark

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ܑ
HTML Hex Encoding ܑ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xDC 0x91
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0711
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000711
C/C++/Java Escape \u0711

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 Syriac
Script Extensions Syriac
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