U+08CF "࣏" Arabic Large Round Dot Below Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+08CF "࣏" Arabic Large Round Dot Below is a diacritical mark used in Arabic script to modify the pronunciation of a base letter by indicating a specific phonetic quality such as emphasis, length, or a distinct vowel sound, depending on the orthographic tradition in which it appears. It belongs to the Extended Arabic block and is positioned beneath the consonant it accompanies, functioning as a non-spacing combining mark that integrates seamlessly with preceding characters during text rendering. This character, like many Arabic diacritics, supports precise representation of Quranic and scholarly texts, though its usage is less common than standard vowel markers like fatha or kasra, and it may appear in historical or regional variant forms of Arabic writing. Its encoded presence ensures interoperability across digital platforms for specialized linguistic and religious documentation.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
࣏ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
࣏ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE0 0xA3 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x08CF |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000008CF |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u08cf |
Unicode Properties