U+10B39 "𐬹" Avestan Abbreviation Mark Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐬹
U+10B39 "𐬹" Avestan Abbreviation Mark is a special punctuation mark used in the Avestan script, which was historically employed to write the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, particularly the Avesta. This mark functions as an abbreviation indicator, signaling that a preceding word or sequence of letters has been shortened, thereby aiding in the efficient transcription of liturgical and religious manuscripts. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard helps preserve and digitally represent this ancient script, allowing scholars and modern users to accurately encode and display such historical orthographic conventions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+10B39 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Avestan Abbreviation Mark |
| Block | Avestan |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐬹 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐬹 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0xAC 0xB9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD802 0xDF39 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00010B39 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud802\udf39 |
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 | Avestan |
| Script Extensions | Avestan |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |