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 |