U+10A52 "𐩒" Kharoshthi Punctuation Circle Unicode Character

U+10A52 "𐩒" Kharoshthi Punctuation Circle is a punctuation mark from the Kharoshthi script, an ancient writing system used in parts of present-day Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia from around the 3rd century BCE to the 4th century CE. This character appears as a small circle and likely functioned as a divider or a form of punctuation within inscriptions and manuscripts, helping to separate words or phrases, though its exact usage can vary by text. It is part of the Unicode standard's Kharoshthi block, which was included to support digital representation and preservation of this historical script.

General Properties

Code Point	U+10A52
Version Added	4.1
Name	Kharoshthi Punctuation Circle
Block	Kharoshthi
General Category	Other Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𐩒
HTML Hex Encoding	𐩒
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x90 0xA9 0x92
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD802 0xDE52
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00010A52
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud802\ude52

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	Break After
Script	Kharoshthi
Script Extensions	Kharoshthi
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other