U+10A55 "𐩕" Kharoshthi Punctuation Lotus Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐩕
U+10A55 "𐩕" Kharoshthi Punctuation Lotus is a decorative punctuation mark used in the ancient Kharoshthi script, which was employed primarily in the Gandhara region of present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan from around the 3rd century BCE to the 4th century CE. This symbol, resembling a lotus flower, likely served as a visual divider or ornamental marker in religious or administrative texts, reflecting the cultural and spiritual significance of the lotus motif in South Asian art and writing. Its inclusion in Unicode preserves a unique element of Kharoshthi scribal tradition, aiding scholars in accurately representing and studying historical manuscripts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+10A55 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Kharoshthi Punctuation Lotus |
| 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 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD802 0xDE55 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00010A55 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud802\ude55 |
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 |