U+08CE "࣎" Arabic Large Round Dot Above Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+08CE "࣎" Arabic Large Round Dot Above is a combining diacritical mark used in extended Arabic script contexts, primarily for the transcription of certain African languages such as Hausa, Fulfulde, and Kanuri. It appears above a base Arabic letter and indicates a specific phonetic modification, often representing a vowel sound or a specialized consonantal nuance that is distinct from the standard Arabic diacritic system. This character is part of the Arabic Extended-A block, which was introduced to accommodate additional linguistic needs beyond classical Quranic Arabic, particularly for languages that require a larger or differently shaped dot to denote a unique phonological feature. Its use supports the precise representation of oral traditions and modern written forms in regions like West Africa, where Arabic script has been adapted for local languages over centuries.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
࣎ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
࣎ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE0 0xA3 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x08CE |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000008CE |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u08ce |
Unicode Properties