U+0838 "࠸" Samaritan Punctuation Ziqaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0838 "࠸" Samaritan Punctuation Ziqaa is a specialized punctuation mark used in the Samaritan script, an ancient writing system descended from Paleo-Hebrew and employed primarily for liturgical texts by the Samaritan community. This character functions as a form of accent or intonation marker, likely indicating a specific pause or melodic shift in the recitation of sacred Samaritan writings, such as the Torah. Typically found in manuscripts, Ziqaa belongs to a small set of Samaritan punctuation signs that guide pronunciation and rhythm during oral reading, reflecting the community's preserved linguistic traditions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0838 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Samaritan Punctuation Ziqaa |
| 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 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0838 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000838 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0838 |
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 |