U+059C "֜" Hebrew Accent Geresh Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+059C "֜" Hebrew Accent Geresh is a cantillation mark used in Biblical Hebrew to indicate a specific melodic pattern or syntactic division within the text, functioning as a disjunctive accent that often signals a pause or emphasis. It is part of the Hebrew script block and is typically placed above or to the left of the consonant it modifies, serving alongside other accents in the Masoretic system to guide proper liturgical chanting and interpretation.
General Properties
Code Point
U+059C
Name
Hebrew Accent Geresh
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
֜
HTML Hex Encoding
֜
UTF-8 Encoding
0xD6 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding
0x059C
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000059C
C/C++/Java Escape
\u059c
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Hebrew