U+08DF "ࣟ" Arabic Small High Word Waqfa Unicode Character

U+08DF "ࣟ" Arabic Small High Word Waqfa is a diacritical mark used in Arabic script, specifically in Quranic and religious texts, to indicate a minor pause or stop in recitation that is optional, allowing the reader to either continue or pause briefly for meaning. It is typically placed above the word, serving as a non-compulsory breath break distinct from more stringent stop signs like the waqf lazim.

General Properties

Code Point	U+08DF
Version Added	9.0
Name	Arabic Small High Word Waqfa
Block	Arabic Extended-A
General Category	Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class	Above
Bidirectional Class	Nonspacing Mark

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ࣟ
HTML Hex Encoding	ࣟ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE0 0xA3 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding	0x08DF
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000008DF
C/C++/Java Escape	\u08df

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Joining Type	Transparent
Line Break	Combining Mark
Case Ignorable	Yes
Script	Arabic
Script Extensions	Arabic
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Indic Conjunct Break	Extend
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Other Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Extend	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Extend
Word Break	Extend
Sentence Break	Extend