This is the Unicode character ARABIC MADDAH ABOVE, code point U+0653 (decimal 1619) in the Arabic block, added in Unicode 3.0. In HTML write ٓ, and in UTF-8 it is the 2 bytes D9 93.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+0653 |
| Decimal | 1619 |
| UTF-8 bytes | D9 93 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 0653 |
| UTF-32 | 00000653 |
| HTML decimal | ٓ |
| HTML hex | ٓ |
| CSS | \653 |
| JavaScript | \u0653 |
| JSON | \u0653 |
| Python | \u0653 |
| Python by name | \N{ARABIC MADDAH ABOVE} |
| Java, C# | \u0653 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{653} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u0653 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %D9%93 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | ARABIC MADDAH ABOVE |
| Code point | U+0653 (decimal 1619) |
| Block | Arabic (U+0600–U+06FF) |
| General category | Mn: Non-spacing mark |
| Script | Inherited |
| Bidirectional class | NSM: Non-spacing mark |
| Combining class | 230 |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 3.0 |
Nearby in Arabic
- U+064B Arabic Fathatan
- U+064C Arabic Dammatan
- U+064D Arabic Kasratan
- U+064E Arabic Fatha
- U+064F Arabic Damma
- U+0650 Arabic Kasra
- U+0651 Arabic Shadda
- U+0652 Arabic Sukun
- U+0654 Arabic Hamza Above
- U+0655 Arabic Hamza Below
- U+0656 Arabic Subscript Alef
- U+0657 Arabic Inverted Damma
- U+0658 Arabic Mark Noon Ghunna
- U+0659 Arabic Zwarakay
- U+065A Arabic Vowel Sign Small V Above
- U+065B Arabic Vowel Sign Inverted Small V Above
All 256 characters: Arabic.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ARABIC MADDAH ABOVE?
- Use ٓ (decimal) or ٓ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+0653?
- D9 93 (hex), 2 bytes. In a URL it is %D9%93.
- How do I write U+0653 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u0653. Python: \u0653.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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