U+1804 "᠄" Mongolian Colon Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1804 "᠄" Mongolian Colon is a punctuation mark used in the traditional Mongolian script to serve a function similar to a colon or semicolon in many other writing systems, often indicating a pause, a break in thought, or the introduction of a list or quotation. It appears as two vertically stacked dots, resembling but distinct from the standard Western colon due to its alignment with the vertical orientation of Mongolian text, which is written in columns from top to bottom. This character falls within the Unicode block specifically designated for Mongolian, ensuring proper rendering in digital environments that support this historical script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1804 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Mongolian Colon |
| Block | Mongolian |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᠄ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᠄ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xA0 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1804 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001804 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1804 |
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 After |
| Script | Mongolian |
| Script Extensions | Mongolian |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Terminal Punctuation | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |