U+070C "܌" Syriac Harklean Metobelus Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+070C "܌" Syriac Harklean Metobelus is a punctuation mark used in Syriac script, specifically within the Harklean tradition of Syriac Christian manuscripts, where it functions as a metobelus, which is a critical or editorial symbol. Its primary purpose is to indicate a note or a marginal correction, often marking a word or passage that requires attention or serves as a marker for a variant reading. This character is part of the Syriac block in Unicode and is distinguished from other Syriac punctuation by its specific shape and historical usage in scholarly or liturgical texts.
General Properties
Code Point
U+070C
Name
Syriac Harklean Metobelus
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
܌
HTML Hex Encoding
܌
UTF-8 Encoding
0xDC 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding
0x070C
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000070C
C/C++/Java Escape
\u070c
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Syriac