U+0733 "ܳ" Syriac Zqapha Above Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ܳ
U+0733 "ܳ" Syriac Zqapha Above is a diacritical mark used in the Syriac script, specifically as a vowel sign representing the long "ā" sound. It appears as a small line or angle placed above a consonant letter, and it is part of the classical Syriac vowel system inherited from ancient traditions of vocalization. This character helps distinguish meaning and pronunciation in liturgical and scholarly texts of Syriac Christianity, and it remains important for accurate reading of Syriac manuscripts and modern digital typography.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0733 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Syriac Zqapha Above |
| Block | Syriac |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Above |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ܳ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ܳ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xDC 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0733 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000733 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0733 |