U+11A3F "𑨿" Zanabazar Square Initial Head Mark Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+11A3F "𑨿" Zanabazar Square Initial Head Mark is a special punctuation mark used in the Zanabazar Square script, an abugida created in the 17th century by the Mongolian monk and scholar Zanabazar for writing Tibetan, Sanskrit, and Mongolian, particularly in religious contexts. This character functions as a heading marker, typically appearing at the beginning of a line or a section within a text to indicate the start of a new topic, chapter, or significant passage, much like a section heading in modern writing. It is distinct from other punctuation in the script by its decorative, ornamental shape, which often resembles a stylized floral or geometric motif, serving both a structural and aesthetic role in manuscripts. The character is encoded in the Unicode Standard under the Zanabazar Square block, which was added to support the digital representation of this historical script, ensuring that such textual traditions can be preserved and reproduced in modern computing environments.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𑨿 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𑨿 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x91 0xA8 0xBF |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD806 0xDE3F |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00011A3F |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud806\ude3f |
Unicode Properties