U+083E "࠾" Samaritan Punctuation Annaau Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+083E "࠾" Samaritan Punctuation Annaau is a rare and specialized mark used in the Samaritan script, which is primarily employed for liturgical and textual purposes by the Samaritan community. This punctuation symbol functions as a kind of accent or pause indicator, likely serving to denote a specific rhythmic or syntactic break in the reading of Samaritan manuscripts, such as the Samaritan Pentateuch. Its name "Annaau" may derive from a Samaritan term related to responsorial chanting or vocalization, reflecting its role in guiding the intonation and flow of sacred recitation. As part of the Samaritan script block, it represents the ongoing preservation of an ancient writing system with ties to Hebrew, though it remains obscure to most modern readers outside of scholarly and religious contexts.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
࠾ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
࠾ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE0 0xA0 0xBE |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x083E |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000083E |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u083e |
Unicode Properties