U+1360 "፠" Ethiopic Section Mark Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
፠
U+1360 "፠" Ethiopic Section Mark is a punctuation symbol used in the Geʽez script, which is the traditional writing system for languages such as Amharic, Tigrinya, and Geʽez itself. This character functions as a visual divider between sections or paragraphs in Ethiopic texts, much like an asterism or a section break in other writing systems, aiding in the structural organization of written works. Its distinct appearance, resembling four dots arranged in a diamond shape, helps readers navigate manuscripts, religious documents, and modern publications by clearly marking transitions between discrete units of content.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1360 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Section Mark |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ፠ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ፠ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8D 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1360 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001360 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1360 |
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 | Alphabetic |
| Script | Ethiopic |
| Script Extensions | Ethiopic |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |