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Unicode character information

Arabic semicolon


Displayed on your computer as: ؛
(if the character is not rendered properly, you may not have the appropriate fonts)

Unicode name: Arabic semicolon
Alternative names: Codepoint (hexadecimal): 0x061B
Codepoint (decimal): 1563
In unicode block: Arabic

Html entities:

؛ or ؛

Character input:

There is no universal input system for Unicode characters. But you can use the system specific input methods below.

Windows: Hold down Alt and press + on the numeric keyboard. Type: 061B and release Alt. A registry key needs to be enabled for this to work. See Unicode input (wikipedia) for more details.
Linux: Hold down Crtl and ⇧ Shift and type U061B. Now press ↵ Enter and release Crtl and ⇧ Shift.

Other Infos:

General category: Po (Other_Punctuation): A punctuation mark of other type.
Bidirectional class is: AL (Arabic_Letter): Any strong right-to-left (Arabic-type) character.
Canocial combining class is: 0 (Not_Reordered): Spacing and enclosing marks; also many vowel and consonant signs, even if nonspacing.