U+115CF "𑗏" Siddham Section Mark Double Ring Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑗏
U+115CF "𑗏" Siddham Section Mark Double Ring is a punctuation mark used in the Siddham script, an alphasyllabary historically employed for writing Buddhist texts in East Asia, particularly in Japan. This specific character serves as a textual divider, indicating a major section or thematic break within a manuscript, often appearing in sequences of Siddham calligraphy to organize liturgical or philosophical content. Its design consists of two concentric circles, providing a visually distinct and sacred pause marker that reflects the script’s ritualistic and decorative role in esoteric Buddhist traditions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+115CF |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Siddham Section Mark Double Ring |
| Block | Siddham |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑗏 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑗏 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x97 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD805 0xDDCF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000115CF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud805\uddcf |