U+0602 "؂" Arabic Footnote Marker Unicode Character

U+0602 "؂" Arabic Footnote Marker is a special control character used in Arabic script to denote the beginning of a footnote or an editorial comment, typically placed after the reference point in the main text to link it with an annotation at the bottom of a page or section. It is part of a set of Arabic-specific annotation markers within the Unicode standard, designed to accommodate traditional textual practices in Arabic manuscripts and publications, where it helps to clearly separate footnotes from the main narrative without relying on Western numeric or symbolic notation.