U+0F84 "྄" Tibetan Mark Halanta Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
྄
U+0F84 "྄" Tibetan Mark Halanta is a combining diacritical mark used in the Tibetan script to explicitly indicate the absence of an inherent vowel, known as the halanta or virama, within a syllable. This marks the suppression of the default vowel sound that follows a consonant in Tibetan orthography, functioning to create consonant clusters or conjunct forms by signaling that the preceding consonant is not followed by a vowel. Its usage is essential for accurately representing certain Tibetan words and transliterating foreign terms, ensuring correct pronunciation and textual fidelity within the complex structure of the Tibetan writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0F84 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Tibetan Mark Halanta |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Tibetan Virama |
| Block | Tibetan |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Virama |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ྄ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ྄ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xBE 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0F84 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000F84 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0f84 |