U+0724 "ܤ" Syriac Letter Final Semkath Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ܤ
U+0724 "ܤ" Syriac Letter Final Semkath is a grapheme used in the Syriab script, specifically representing a contextual or final form of the letter Semkath that appears at the end of words. It encodes a distinct shape variation within the Syriac writing system, which is used for liturgical and classical texts of the Syriac Christian tradition. This character is part of the Syriac block in Unicode and contributes to the accurate typographic representation of the language, preserving the visual distinction required for proper word formation and reading in scripts like Estrangela, Serto, or East Syriac.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0724 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Syriac Letter Final Semkath |
| Block | Syriac |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Arabic Letter |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ܤ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ܤ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xDC 0xA4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0724 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000724 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0724 |