U+0FD9 "࿙" Tibetan Mark Leading Mchan Rtags Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0FD9 "࿙" Tibetan Mark Leading Mchan Rtags is a punctuation mark used in Tibetan script to serve as an introductory or leading marker within certain types of traditional texts, particularly those containing annotations or commentary known as mchan. This character visually resembles a stylized, horizontal bar or double line, and it functions to signal the beginning of a specific section of explanatory text, often appearing before a note or gloss in a manuscript. Unlike standard Tibetan punctuation, such as the tsek or shad, the Leading Mchan Rtags is specialized for structuring annotated writings, helping readers distinguish between the main body of the text and its accompanying remarks. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the accurate digital representation and preservation of Tibetan literary and religious works.

General Properties

Code Point U+0FD9
Version Added 6.0
Name Tibetan Mark Leading Mchan Rtags
Block Tibetan
General Category Other Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ࿙
HTML Hex Encoding ࿙
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE0 0xBF 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0FD9
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000FD9
C/C++/Java Escape \u0fd9

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 Non-breaking (“Glue”)
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