U+05B9 "ֹ" Hebrew Point Holam Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+05B9 "ֹ" Hebrew Point Holam is a diacritical mark used in the Hebrew script, specifically a vowel notation called a "niqqud" point that is placed above a letter, typically to the left of its top, to indicate the "o" vowel sound. It appears as a small dot and is utilized in conjunction with consonant letters in pointed Hebrew text, such as in Biblical or liturgical contexts, to specify pronunciation, distinguishing words like "שָׁלוֹם" (shalom, meaning peace) where it modifies the reading of the letter Vav or other letters.
General Properties
Code Point
U+05B9
Name
Hebrew Point Holam
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ֹ
HTML Hex Encoding
ֹ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xD6 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding
0x05B9
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000005B9
C/C++/Java Escape
\u05b9
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Hebrew