U+0F17 "༗" Tibetan Astrological Sign Sgra Gcan -Char Rtags Unicode Character

U+0F17 "༗" Tibetan Astrological Sign Sgra Gcan -Char Rtags is a symbolic mark used in Tibetan astrology and divination, representing the celestial entity known as Sgra Gcan, which is often associated with the mythological zodiac figure Rahu, the eclipse demon. This sign, written as a single character in the Tibetan script block of Unicode, serves as a specific astrological notation to denote the influence or location of this planetary node in horoscopic charts and calendrical systems. Its design, a stylized vertical or horizontal glyph, embodies traditional Tibetan calligraphic and esoteric conventions, and it is integral to the larger system of Tibetan astrological symbols used in religious and cultural practices, particularly in the context of calculating auspicious dates and interpreting cosmic forces.

General Properties

Code Point	U+0F17
Version Added	2.0
Name	Tibetan Astrological Sign Sgra Gcan -Char Rtags
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 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding	0x0F17
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00000F17
C/C++/Java Escape	\u0f17

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	Alphabetic
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