Arabic Damma Letter
ُ (Arabic Damma) is an Arabic diacritic used to indicate the vowel sound /u/.
U+064F
This page helps you identify and copy the Arabic Damma symbol: ُ. It is Unicode U+064F and can be inserted in text, design, and code.
Arabic Damma Letter Meaning
Arabic Damma (ُ) is a diacritic used in Arabic to indicate the vowel sound /u/. It is typically shown as a small mark placed above certain letters and helps clarify pronunciation when writing with full diacritics. In educational materials, Quranic-style text, and linguistic transcriptions, Damma is used to represent short vowel markings. In everyday Arabic writing, short vowels may be omitted, but diacritics like Damma are still important for learners, proper reading guidance, and accurate phonetic rendering.
Common uses
- •Adding correct vowel pronunciation to Arabic text for learners
- •Typing or proofreading fully diacritized Arabic in study materials
- •Annotating Arabic in linguistics, transcription, or phonetics notes
- •Designing Arabic typography samples that require short-vowel marks
- •Generating Unicode text programmatically using U+064F
Examples
ُ Arabic Damma (U+064F)
- ُدَرَسَ ُ الطِّفْلُ
- ُكُتِبَ ُ فِي الدَّفْتَرِ
- ُنَطَقَ ُ الكَلِمَةَ بِصَوْتٍ
- ُتَعَلَّمْ ُ عَلَامَاتِ التَّشْكِيلِ
- ُضَعْ ُ الدَّمَّةَ فِي الْكَلِمَة
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+064F | |
| HTML Entity | ُ | |
| HTML Code | ُ | |
| CSS | \064F |
FAQ
What does the Arabic Damma letter mean?
Arabic Damma (ُ) is a diacritic used in Arabic to indicate the vowel sound /u/. It is typically shown as a small mark placed above certain letters and helps clarify pronunciation when writing with full diacritics. In educational materials, Quranic-style text, and linguistic transcriptions, Damma is used to represent short vowel markings. In everyday Arabic writing, short vowels may be omitted, but diacritics like Damma are still important for learners, proper reading guidance, and accurate phonetic rendering.
What is the Unicode code point for Arabic Damma?
Arabic Damma has Unicode code point U+064F.
How can I copy the Arabic Damma symbol (ُ) from this page?
Select and copy the symbol shown (ُ), or use the HTML entity ُ or Unicode escapes provided.
Does Arabic Damma always appear above the letter?
It is typically rendered above the relevant Arabic character as a diacritic mark to indicate the /u/ vowel.
What is the HTML entity for this symbol?
The HTML entity is ُ.