U+0FC5 "࿅" Tibetan Symbol Rdo Rje Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0FC5 "࿅" Tibetan Symbol Rdo Rje is a sacred and ritual symbol in Tibetan Buddhism, representing the vajra, also known as the "dorje" in Tibetan, which is a ritual weapon and scepter that symbolizes indestructible power, clarity, and the adamantine nature of ultimate reality. This character is part of the Tibetan script block in Unicode, where it is specifically used as a decorative or auspicious mark in religious texts, thangkas, and ceremonial contexts rather than as a phonetic letter. The rdo rje symbol is often associated with the Vajrayana tradition, conveying the unshakable wisdom and compassionate force that cuts through ignorance and delusion.

General Properties

Code Point U+0FC5
Version Added 3.0
Name Tibetan Symbol Rdo Rje
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 0x85
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0FC5
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000FC5
C/C++/Java Escape \u0fc5

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