U+08C3 "" Arabic Letter Ghain with Three Dots Above Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+08C3 "" Arabic Letter Ghain with Three Dots Above is a combining mark used in extended Arabic script, specifically designed to represent a variant of the Arabic letter ghain (غ) with three dots positioned above it. This character is part of the Arabic Extended-A block and is utilized in certain Arabic-based orthographies for languages such as Sindhi, where it denotes a distinct phonetic value, often a voiced velar or uvular fricative, differing from the standard ghain. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper digital representation and rendering of these specialized writing systems, preserving linguistic accuracy in texts and communications.

General Properties

Code Point
U+08C3
Name
Arabic Letter Ghain with Three Dots Above

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ࣃ
HTML Hex Encoding
ࣃ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xA3 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding
0x08C3
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000008C3
C/C++/Java Escape
\u08c3