U+0779 "ݹ" Arabic Letter Waw with Extended Arabic-Indic Digit Three Above Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

ݹ
Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+0779 "ݹ" Arabic Letter Waw with Extended Arabic-Indic Digit Three Above is a specialized character used in certain Arabic script orthographies, particularly for representing specific phonetic or numeral values in languages like Sindhi or other regional variants. It combines the base letter "waw" (indicating the consonant sound /w/ or a long vowel /uː/) with a diacritical mark resembling the extended Arabic-Indic digit three placed above it. This superscript digit often serves a grammatical or phonological function, such as indicating a third-person marker or a particular vowel quality, rather than a standard numeral. Its encoding allows for precise representation in digital text, ensuring that historical or minority language texts retain their unique typographic features without needing complex font substitutions.

General Properties

Code Point
U+0779
Name
Arabic Letter Waw with Extended Arabic-Indic Digit Three Above

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ݹ
HTML Hex Encoding
ݹ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xDD 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0779
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000779
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0779