U+10B3E "𐬾" Large Two Rings over One Ring Punctuation Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐬾

U+10B3E "𐬾" Large Two Rings over One Ring Punctuation is a specialized symbol belonging to the script block for the ancient Avestan language, which was used to write Zoroastrian religious texts. This punctuation mark functions as a visual separator within manuscripts, likely indicating a division between textual sections or clauses, and its design features two concentric rings stacked above a single ring. While its exact syntactic role in Avestan writing is not fully understood due to the fragmentary nature of surviving texts, it is part of a broader set of punctuation marks that helped organize sacred literature. The character is encoded in the Unicode Standard to preserve this early writing system for digital use, enabling scholars to represent historical scripts with precision.

General Properties

Code Point U+10B3E
Version Added 5.2
Name Large Two Rings over One Ring 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 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD802 0xDF3E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010B3E
C/C++/Java Escape \ud802\udf3e

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