U+11AA0 "𑪠" Soyombo Head Mark with Moon and Sun Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𑪠

U+11AA0 "𑪠" Soyombo Head Mark with Moon and Sun is a symbolic glyph used in the Soyombo script, a writing system historically employed for the Mongolian language and created in the 17th century by the Buddhist monk and scholar Zanabazar. This specific character represents a head mark, often positioned at the beginning of a text or a sacred passage, and its design incorporates a stylized depiction of a crescent moon and a sun, which together symbolize cosmic harmony, the balance of opposing forces, and the eternal nature of the universe. The mark is part of a larger set of Soyombo symbols that carry deep religious and nationalistic significance in Mongolian culture, frequently appearing on flags, seals, and ceremonial inscriptions to invoke protection and auspicious beginnings.

General Properties

Code Point U+11AA0
Version Added 10.0
Name Soyombo Head Mark with Moon and Sun
Block Soyombo
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 0xAA 0xA0
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD806 0xDEA0
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00011AA0
C/C++/Java Escape \ud806\udea0

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 Before
Script Soyombo
Script Extensions Soyombo
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other