U+0F01 "༁" Tibetan Mark Gter Yig Mgo Truncated A Unicode Character

U+0F01 "༁" Tibetan Mark Gter Yig Mgo Truncated A is a punctuation mark used in Tibetan script, specifically within the context of the gter ma or "treasure text" tradition, which consists of hidden spiritual teachings. This character functions as a heading marker, often appearing at the beginning of a text or section to indicate the start of a significant passage, particularly in manuscripts related to the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Its design resembles a truncated or simplified form of the letter "A" and is visually distinct from other Tibetan punctuation, serving a specialized scribal role rather than a phonetic one.

General Properties

Code Point	U+0F01
Version Added	2.0
Name	Tibetan Mark Gter Yig Mgo Truncated A
Block	Tibetan
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	༁
HTML Hex Encoding	༁
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE0 0xBC 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding	0x0F01
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00000F01
C/C++/Java Escape	\u0f01

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Break Before
Script	Tibetan
Script Extensions	Tibetan
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other