U+FBB4 "﮴" Arabic Symbol Two Dots Above Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+FBB4 "﮴" Arabic Symbol Two Dots Above is a combining diacritical mark used in the Arabic script, specifically designed for annotation and pedagogical purposes rather than for standard orthography. It represents two dots placed above a base letter and can function as a phonetic or grammatical marker, often employed in scholarly texts or educational materials to denote a specific vowel sound, a variant pronunciation, or a grammatical distinction without altering the letter's inherent meaning. Unlike ordinary Arabic diacritics like the shadda or fatha, this character is part of the Arabic Presentation Forms-B block and is intended for specialized textual analysis, Quranic studies, or linguistic transcription where explicit visual notation is required. Its usage is uncommon in everyday written Arabic but serves as a valuable tool for precise documentation of diacritic placement in manuscripts and digital typography.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
﮴ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
﮴ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xEF 0xAE 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xFBB4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000FBB4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ufbb4 |
Unicode Properties