This is the Unicode character SYRIAC DOTTED ZLAMA HORIZONTAL, code point U+0738 (decimal 1848) in the Syriac block, added in Unicode 3.0. In HTML write ܸ, and in UTF-8 it is the 2 bytes DC B8.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+0738 |
| Decimal | 1848 |
| UTF-8 bytes | DC B8 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 0738 |
| UTF-32 | 00000738 |
| HTML decimal | ܸ |
| HTML hex | ܸ |
| CSS | \738 |
| JavaScript | \u0738 |
| JSON | \u0738 |
| Python | \u0738 |
| Python by name | \N{SYRIAC DOTTED ZLAMA HORIZONTAL} |
| Java, C# | \u0738 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{738} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u0738 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %DC%B8 |
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 | SYRIAC DOTTED ZLAMA HORIZONTAL |
| Code point | U+0738 (decimal 1848) |
| Block | Syriac (U+0700–U+074F) |
| General category | Mn: Non-spacing mark |
| Script | Syriac |
| Bidirectional class | NSM: Non-spacing mark |
| Combining class | 220 |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 3.0 |
Nearby in Syriac
- U+0730 Syriac Pthaha Above
- U+0731 Syriac Pthaha Below
- U+0732 Syriac Pthaha Dotted
- U+0733 Syriac Zqapha Above
- U+0734 Syriac Zqapha Below
- U+0735 Syriac Zqapha Dotted
- U+0736 Syriac Rbasa Above
- U+0737 Syriac Rbasa Below
- U+0739 Syriac Dotted Zlama Angular
- U+073A Syriac Hbasa Above
- U+073B Syriac Hbasa Below
- U+073C Syriac Hbasa-Esasa Dotted
- U+073D Syriac Esasa Above
- U+073E Syriac Esasa Below
- U+073F Syriac Rwaha
- U+0740 Syriac Feminine Dot
All 77 characters: Syriac.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for SYRIAC DOTTED ZLAMA HORIZONTAL?
- Use ܸ (decimal) or ܸ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+0738?
- DC B8 (hex), 2 bytes. In a URL it is %DC%B8.
- How do I write U+0738 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u0738. Python: \u0738.
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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