U+06DB "ۛ" Arabic Small High Three Dots Unicode Character

U+06DB "ۛ" Arabic Small High Three Dots is a diacritical mark used in the Arabic script, specifically in Quranic orthography, where it is placed above a base letter to indicate a specific phonetic nuance or variant reading (qira'at) of the text. This mark, which appears as three small dots arranged horizontally and raised above the letter, serves as a guide for precise recitation, distinguishing subtle pronunciation differences such as a change in vowel quality or consonant emphasis that are not part of standard Arabic spelling. It is distinct from other common diacritics like tashkil (vowel marks) or tanwin (nunation) and is primarily encountered in annotated Quranic manuscripts, where it helps preserve the oral tradition of Qur'anic recitation.