U+0709 "܉" Syriac Sublinear Colon Skewed Right Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

܉
Source: Noto Sans Syriac Source: Browser Default

U+0709 "܉" Syriac Sublinear Colon Skewed Right is a punctuation mark used in the Syriac script to indicate a pause or separation within a text, functioning similarly to a comma or colon in other writing systems. Positioned beneath the line of text and angled to the right, this character helps clarify syntactic or rhythmical structures in Syriac manuscripts, particularly in liturgical or literary contexts. It belongs to the Syriac block and is distinct from other Syriac points and diacritics due to its specific shape and sublinear placement.

General Properties

Code Point
U+0709
Name
Syriac Sublinear Colon Skewed Right
Alias
SYRIAC SUBLINEAR COLON SKEWED LEFT (correction)

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
܉
HTML Hex Encoding
܉
UTF-8 Encoding
0xDC 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0709
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000709
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0709