U+0FC0 "࿀" Tibetan Cantillation Sign Heavy Beat Unicode Character

U+0FC0 "࿀" Tibetan Cantillation Sign Heavy Beat is a typographical mark used in the Tibetan script to denote a specific rhythmic or emphatic pause during the chanting or recitation of religious texts, particularly in Buddhist liturgical settings. It visually resembles a small, stylized flower or four-petal motif placed above or within the text, and its primary function is to guide the reader or chanter in applying a heavier, more pronounced beat than a standard pause or cadence. This character is part of a set of Tibetan cantillation signs that help preserve the correct oral tradition and melodic structure of sacred chants, ensuring that the intonation and timing remain faithful to ancient practices.

General Properties

Code Point	U+0FC0
Version Added	3.0
Name	Tibetan Cantillation Sign Heavy Beat
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 0xBF 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding	0x0FC0
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00000FC0
C/C++/Java Escape	\u0fc0

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