U+0FC4 "࿄" Tibetan Symbol Dril Bu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
࿄
U+0FC4 "࿄" Tibetan Symbol Dril Bu is a typographic glyph used in Tibetan script and Buddhist textual traditions, where "Dril Bu" translates to "bell" in English, specifically referencing the ritual bell or handbell known as a ghanta in Vajrayana Buddhism. This symbol often appears in liturgical manuscripts, monastic writings, or decorative contexts to denote the presence, sound, or spiritual significance of the bell, which paired with the vajra (dorje) represents wisdom and compassion in tantric practice. Its inclusion in Unicode preserves the digital representation of this unique character for use in scholarly publications, religious documents, and digital typography involving the Tibetan script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0FC4 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Tibetan Symbol Dril Bu |
| 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 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0FC4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000FC4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0fc4 |
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 |