U+06E9 "۩" Arabic Place of Sajdah Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+06E9 "۩" Arabic Place of Sajdah is a typographic symbol used in Islamic texts to indicate a location where a prostration, or sujud, is performed during the recitation of the Quran. It resembles a stylized niche or mihrab, often depicted as an upward-pointing arrow or abstract geometric shape, and appears in digital and printed Quranic annotations to alert the reader to a specific verse requiring this act of worship. This character serves as a practical marker for religious observance within Arabic script, distinct from words or punctuation, facilitating consistency in ritual practice across various media.
General Properties
Code Point
U+06E9
Name
Arabic Place of Sajdah
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
۩
HTML Hex Encoding
۩
UTF-8 Encoding
0xDB 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding
0x06E9
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000006E9
C/C++/Java Escape
\u06e9
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Arabic