U+0820 "ࠠ" Samaritan Vowel Sign Aa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+0820 "ࠠ" Samaritan Vowel Sign Aa is a diacritical mark used in the Samaritan script, which is derived from the ancient Hebrew alphabet and is primarily employed for writing the Samaritan version of the Torah. This vowel sign represents the long "a" sound, functioning as a phonetic indicator placed above or within a consonant character to specify its pronunciation. The Samaritan writing system, like other Semitic scripts, originally developed as an abjad where vowels were implied, but later added these vowel signs to preserve accurate oral tradition and liturgical recitation. As part of the Samaritan block in Unicode, this character helps facilitate digital representation of a language and religious tradition that has survived for millennia among the Samaritan community.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ࠠ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ࠠ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE0 0xA0 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x0820 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00000820 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u0820 |
Unicode Properties