What ࣬ means
It marks a long rising tone in Rohingya Arabic.
This is a combining sign for a syllable, not punctuation. The Rohingya Fonna spelling system adapts Arabic letters with extra signs for Rohingya sounds that ordinary Arabic spelling does not show; thana marks the long-rising tone outside the vowel sign.
Does this loop belong to Arabic writing generally?
No; its tone reading belongs to Rohingya Arabic spelling.
Rohingya Arabic writing is centuries older than computer encoding. Printed primers and reading books show the tone loop paired with vowel signs, as part of an evolving spelling system.
Rohingya is also written in Hanifi, Burmese, and Latin-based Rohingyalish scripts. Hanifi has a corresponding tone sign; this loop belongs to Arabic-script Rohingya.
Why does the tone mark appear above or below?
Its position follows the vowel sign, not just the consonant.
When the vowel sign sits above the consonant, this loop goes outside it, above. When the vowel sign sits below, use the below-position partner. The loop has no intended tone reading without a vowel sign.
As of 2026-09-06, font coverage and Arabic-mark stacking can affect whether this mark appears correctly.
Who writes ࣬
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Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Why is the tone loop missing?
Usually it is a font-coverage or stacking issue. A font without the mark may omit it or place it badly; its Rohingya tone role stays the same.
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How to type or find ࣬
- Also called
- thana · tana · ṭāna
- Search it as
- Rohingya tone mark · Arabic tone mark · 08EC
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
࣬\08ECCodes and encoding1 code points
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