U+0898 "࢘" Arabic Small High Word Al-Juz Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+0898 "࢘" Arabic Small High Word Al-Juz is a specialized diacritical mark used in the Arabic script, primarily for the notation of the Quran or classical manuscripts. Its specific function is to indicate the beginning of a "juz", which is one of the thirty equal parts into which the Quran is divided for recitation and memorization. This small, high-positioned character is written above the text, serving as a clear and compact visual marker. It was added to the Unicode Standard to support precise text encoding for religious and scholarly works, ensuring that historic Quranic layout and reading traditions can be accurately represented in digital formats.
General Properties
Code Point
U+0898
Name
Arabic Small High Word Al-Juz
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
࢘
HTML Hex Encoding
࢘
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xA2 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0898
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000898
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0898
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Arabic