U+0742 "݂" Syriac Rukkakha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
݂
U+0742 "݂" Syriac Rukkakha is a diacritical mark used in the Syriac script, specifically an overline or line above a base consonant to indicate a soft or spirantized pronunciation, commonly applied in Syriac grammar to denote the *rukkakha* phonetic feature. This symbol is part of the Syriac block in Unicode and is typically placed above letters such as Beth, Daleth, or Kaph to signal their fricative forms, as opposed to the plosive sounds indicated by the *quššāyā* diacritic.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0742 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Syriac Rukkakha |
| Block | Syriac |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Below |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ݂ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ݂ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xDD 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0742 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000742 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0742 |