U+0F0C "༌" Tibetan Mark Delimiter Tsheg Bstar Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
༌
U+0F0C "༌" Tibetan Mark Delimiter Tsheg Bstar is a specialized punctuation mark used in the Tibetan script to represent a specific type of syllable or word delimiter, often functioning as a stronger or more definitive break than the standard tsheg (U+0F0B). It appears as a small, horizontal line or dot and is employed in traditional Tibetan texts to clarify word boundaries, particularly in polysyllabic compounds or when textual precision is required. This character is distinct from other Tibetan delimiters and plays a role in ensuring accurate reading and interpretation of sacred, literary, or scholarly writings where subtle segmentation is important.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0F0C |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Tibetan Mark Delimiter Tsheg Bstar |
| Block | Tibetan |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Nobreak |
| Decomposition Mapping | "་" U+0F0B Tibetan Mark Intersyllabic Tsheg |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ༌ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ༌ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xBC 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0F0C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000F0C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0f0c |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Non-breaking (“Glue”) |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "་" U+0F0B Tibetan Mark Intersyllabic Tsheg |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "་" U+0F0B Tibetan Mark Intersyllabic Tsheg |
| 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 |