What ࣶ means
It adds a dot and can mark another vowel value.
Plain kasra ِ marks short i in fully vowelled Arabic; ࣶ is a distinct sign for vowel contrasts in other Arabic-script spellings.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Why does ࣶ show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type ࣶ
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 08F6, then Alt+X to get ࣶ.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “arabic kasra with dot below”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 08f6, then Enter or Space.
HTML
ࣶCSS
\08F6Combining order
Put ࣶ after its base letter. Arabic font shaping positions it relative to that letter; weak support can leave it crowded or detached.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ࣶ
HTML hex
ࣶ
CSS content
content: "\08F6";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E0%A3%B6
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.