U+10AF0 "𐫰" Manichaean Punctuation Star Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐫰
U+10AF0 "𐫰" Manichaean Punctuation Star is a typographic mark used in the Manichaean script, which was developed to write the sacred texts and liturgical language of Manichaeism, a major ancient religion founded by the prophet Mani. This character functions as a decorative or structural punctuation symbol, likely employed to denote significant breaks, section endings, or textual divisions within manuscripts, much like an asterisk or ornamental star in other writing systems. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent the unique scribal traditions of the Manichaean faith, supporting scholars and communities in studying and reconstructing its literary heritage from regions spanning Central Asia and the Middle East.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+10AF0 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Manichaean Punctuation Star |
| Block | Manichaean |
| 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 0xAB 0xB0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD802 0xDEF0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00010AF0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud802\udef0 |
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 | Manichaean |
| Script Extensions | Manichaean |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Terminal Punctuation | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |