U+10AF1 "𐫱" Manichaean Punctuation Fleuron Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐫱
U+10AF1 "𐫱" Manichaean Punctuation Fleuron is a decorative punctuation mark used in the Manichaean script, which was employed to write the Manichaean religion's sacred texts primarily from the 3rd to the 10th centuries CE. This fleuron, resembling a stylized floral or leaf ornament, served as a visual divider or adornment between sections of text, enhancing the aesthetic layout of manuscripts. It is part of the Manichaean block of Unicode, which preserves the script's unique punctuation and characters, reflecting the artistic and religious heritage of the Manichaean faith in Central Asia and the Middle East.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+10AF1 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Manichaean Punctuation Fleuron |
| 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 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD802 0xDEF1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00010AF1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud802\udef1 |
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 |