U+10F48 "𐽈" Sogdian Combining Dot Above Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐽈
U+10F48 "𐽈" Sogdian Combining Dot Above is a combining diacritical mark used in the Sogdian script, an ancient writing system of Central Asia derived from Aramaic and used to write the Sogdian language. This character is specifically designed to be placed above a base Sogdian letter to modify its pronunciation or to indicate a particular phonetic value, serving as a critical element in accurately representing the language's sounds. The addition of this combining dot helps distinguish between similar-looking base characters and is essential for the proper rendering and digital preservation of Sogdian texts, which were historically used for religious, commercial, and literary purposes.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+10F48 |
| Version Added | 11.0 |
| Name | Sogdian Combining Dot Above |
| Block | Sogdian |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Above |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐽈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐽈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0xBD 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD803 0xDF48 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00010F48 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud803\udf48 |