U+0834 "࠴" Samaritan Punctuation Atmaau Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0834 "࠴" Samaritan Punctuation Atmaau is a specialized glyph used in the Samaritan script, which is an ancient Semitic writing system primarily employed by the Samaritan community for liturgical and historical texts. This character functions as a punctuation mark, specifically indicating a pause or break in the text, similar to a modern colon or semicolon, to enhance the readability and proper recitation of sacred writings, such as the Samaritan Pentateuch. It is part of the Unicode block dedicated to Samaritan script characters, which were added to support the digital preservation and accurate representation of this endangered language and its unique literary traditions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0834 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Samaritan Punctuation Atmaau |
| Block | Samaritan |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ࠴ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ࠴ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA0 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0834 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000834 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0834 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Samaritan |
| Script Extensions | Samaritan |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Terminal Punctuation | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |