U+0FC9 "࿉" Tibetan Symbol nor Bu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
࿉
U+0FC9 "࿉" Tibetan Symbol nor Bu is a glyph used in the Tibetan script, specifically representing the word "nor bu," which translates to "jewel" or "gem" in English. It functions as a typographic ornament or symbol, often employed in Tibetan Buddhist texts and decorative contexts to denote preciousness or auspiciousness, rather than as a standard phonetic letter. This character is part of the Tibetan block in Unicode, supporting the visual and cultural richness of the Tibetan writing system alongside other symbols and syllables.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0FC9 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Tibetan Symbol nor 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 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0FC9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000FC9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0fc9 |
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 |