U+FBC2 "﯂" Arabic Symbol Wasla Above Unicode Character

U+FBC2 "﯂" Arabic Symbol Wasla Above is a dedicated typographic mark used in Arabic script for precise Quranic and classical text rendering, representing a small superscript wasla sign placed above a letter to indicate the elision of a following glottal stop or to denote a specific phonetic connection, particularly in the context of the Quranic orthography where it clarifies proper recitation without altering the underlying consonant. This character belongs to the Arabic Presentation Forms-A block and is intended for compatibility with legacy encoding systems, functioning as a diacritical marker that aids in the accurate representation of the Arabic language's complex vocalization rules.

General Properties

Code Point	U+FBC2
Version Added	14.0
Name	Arabic Symbol Wasla Above
Block	Arabic Presentation Forms-A
General Category	Modifier Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Arabic Letter

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	﯂
HTML Hex Encoding	﯂
UTF-8 Encoding	0xEF 0xAF 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding	0xFBC2
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000FBC2
C/C++/Java Escape	\ufbc2

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
Case Ignorable	Yes
Script	Arabic
Script Extensions	Arabic
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other