U+10EFE "𐻾" Arabic Small Low Word Qasr Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐻾
U+10EFE "𐻾" Arabic Small Low Word Qasr is a specialized typographic mark used in the Arabic script to represent the word "qasr," which in this context can mean a shortening or abbreviation, often indicating a shortened vowel or a pause in Quranic and religious texts. It belongs to the Supplemental Arabic Extended B block and is classified as a combining symbol, typically placed adjacent to or over a base letter to modify its pronunciation or recitation. This character serves a distinct function in scholarly and liturgical Arabic writing, particularly in manuscripts where precise elocution and phonetic marking are required.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+10EFE |
| Version Added | 15.0 |
| Name | Arabic Small Low Word Qasr |
| Block | Arabic Extended-C |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Below |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐻾 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐻾 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0xBB 0xBE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD803 0xDEFE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00010EFE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud803\udefe |