U+0741 "݁" Syriac Qushshaya Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
݁
U+0741 "݁" Syriac Qushshaya is a combining diacritical mark used in the Syriac script to indicate that a consonant is pronounced with emphasis or hardening, a feature known in Syriac grammar as "strengthening" or gemination. It typically appears as a small dot or circle placed above a letter, and it is part of the Eastern Syriac tradition, often contrasted with the Rukkakha mark which indicates a soft pronunciation. This character is essential for correctly reading and interpreting classical Syriac texts, particularly in liturgical and biblical contexts where precise phonetic articulation is required.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0741 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Syriac Qushshaya |
| Block | Syriac |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Above |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ݁ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ݁ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xDD 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0741 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000741 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0741 |