U+08EE "࣮" Arabic Tone Two Dots Below Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+08EE "࣮" Arabic Tone Two Dots Below is a combining diacritical mark used in the Arabic script, specifically for the notation of tone in certain African languages, such as those of the Songhay or Hausa families. It appears as two small dots placed beneath a base letter, indicating a specific tone pattern, typically a low or falling tone, depending on the orthographic convention. This character belongs to the Arabic Extended-A block and supports the phonetic transcription of languages that require tonal distinctions, making it an essential tool for accurate linguistic representation and literacy in those regions.
General Properties
Code Point
U+08EE
Name
Arabic Tone Two Dots Below
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
࣮
HTML Hex Encoding
࣮
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xA3 0xAE
UTF-16 Encoding
0x08EE
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000008EE
C/C++/Java Escape
\u08ee
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Arabic