U+0FD8 "࿘" Left-Facing Svasti Sign with Dots Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+0FD8 "࿘" Left-Facing Svasti Sign with Dots is a symbol used in the Tibetan script, representing one of the many variations of the ancient svasti (or swastika) motif, which in its left-facing form is often associated with the Tibetan Buddhist tradition as an emblem of good fortune, eternity, and auspiciousness. This specific variant includes four dots positioned around the cross-like arms, which may serve to enhance its protective or decorative function in religious manuscripts, banners, or ritual objects. It is encoded in the Unicode Standard as part of the Tibetan block, enabling its proper digital representation for scholarly, liturgical, and cultural purposes.
General Properties
Code Point
U+0FD8
Name
Left-Facing Svasti Sign with Dots
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
࿘
HTML Hex Encoding
࿘
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xBF 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0FD8
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000FD8
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0fd8
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common