U+0824 "ࠤ" Samaritan Modifier Letter Short A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ࠤ
U+0824 "ࠤ" Samaritan Modifier Letter Short A is a diacritical mark used in the Samaritan script, an ancient writing system descended from Paleo-Hebrew and still employed by the Samaritan community for liturgical purposes. This modifier letter, classified as a spacing modifier, indicates a shortened or reduced pronunciation of the vowel "a" in Samaritan Hebrew texts, modifying the preceding consonant to alter its phonetic length without being attached as a combining character. As part of the Samaritan block in Unicode, it serves a specialized role in accurately representing the vocalization of scripture and liturgical works, preserving linguistic distinctions that are integral to Samaritan oral tradition.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0824 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Samaritan Modifier Letter Short A |
| Block | Samaritan |
| General Category | Modifier Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ࠤ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ࠤ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA0 0xA4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0824 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000824 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0824 |