U+0897 "" Arabic Pepet Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+0897 "" Arabic Pepet is a relatively recent addition to the Arabic script block, encoded in Unicode version 14.0 released in September 2021. It represents a diacritical mark used historically or phonetically in some Quranic traditions and certain Arabic linguistic contexts, specifically indicating a "pepet" or vowel-like glide sound, similar to a schwa, that can appear in the middle or at the end of a word. This character aids in the precise pronunciation of classical or liturgical Arabic texts where short, unwritten vowels need explicit notation for recitation or study.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0897 |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Arabic Pepet |
| Block | Arabic Extended-B |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Above |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ࢗ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ࢗ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA2 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0897 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000897 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0897 |