U+10B3C "𐬼" Large Two Dots over One Dot Punctuation Unicode Character

U+10B3C "𐬼" Large Two Dots over One Dot Punctuation is a specialized punctuation mark found in the Old Uyghur script encoding block, designed to function as a sentence-level delimiter or section separator within textual artifacts. Its distinctive glyph, consisting of two larger dots positioned above a single smaller dot, was historically used in manuscripts to denote major breaks, such as the end of a verse, stanza, or thematic segment, rather than a full stop. This character plays a key role in accurately representing the nuanced textual structuring found in medieval Uyghur writing, where it marks a stronger pause than a single dot but a weaker division than other structural markers.

General Properties

Code Point	U+10B3C
Version Added	5.2
Name	Large Two Dots over One Dot Punctuation
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 0xBC
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD802 0xDF3C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00010B3C
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud802\udf3c

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
Terminal Punctuation	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other