U+082B "ࠫ" Samaritan Vowel Sign O Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+082B "ࠫ" Samaritan Vowel Sign O is a diacritical mark used in the Samaritan script, an ancient writing system employed by the Samaritan community for liturgical and Biblical texts. This vowel sign indicates the pronunciation of the "O" sound and is positioned above or attached to a base consonant to modify its vocalization, distinguishing it from other vowel markings within the Samaritan alphabet. As part of the Unicode standard, it ensures the digital preservation and accurate representation of Samaritan manuscripts, supporting linguistic study and cultural heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+082B |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Samaritan Vowel Sign O |
| Block | Samaritan |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Above |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ࠫ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ࠫ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA0 0xAB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x082B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000082B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u082b |