U+0887 "ࢇ" Arabic Baseline Round Dot Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+0887 "ࢇ" Arabic Baseline Round Dot is a diacritical mark used within the Arabic script to indicate a specific phonetic value or a grammatical distinction, particularly in certain North and West African languages, where it modifies the vowel sound or consonant articulation of the preceding letter. It appears as a small, round dot placed on the baseline, aligning with the bottom of the text rather than above or below like many other Arabic diacritics. This character is part of the Arabic Extended-B block and serves a specialized role in scholarly or liturgical traditions, such as in the writing of the Fulfulde or Mandinka languages, helping to accurately represent sounds not typically found in Standard Arabic. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures consistent digital representation and preservation of these linguistic nuances across modern computing systems.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ࢇ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ࢇ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE0 0xA2 0x87 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x0887 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00000887 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u0887 |
Unicode Properties