U+0FC1 "࿁" Tibetan Cantillation Sign Light Beat Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
࿁
U+0FC1 "࿁" Tibetan Cantillation Sign Light Beat is a diacritical mark used in the Tibetan script to indicate a specific rhythmic or melodic cue in the chanting of sacred texts, designed to denote a lighter, less emphatic beat compared to other cantillation signs. This sign is part of a set of annotations that guide the oral performance of Tibetan Buddhist liturgy, helping readers maintain correct intonation and pacing during recitation. Visually, it appears as a small, curved mark placed above or adjacent to a Tibetan syllable, serving as a precise tool for preserving the traditional vocal style of religious practice.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0FC1 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Tibetan Cantillation Sign Light 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 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0FC1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000FC1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0fc1 |
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 |