# U+05B8 HEBREW POINT QAMATS

Hebrew vowel point qamats, a horizontal line with a small vertical stem beneath a letter, giving an 'ah' sound in niqqud.

| | |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+05B8 |
| Name | HEBREW POINT QAMATS |
| Block | [Hebrew](https://unicodekit.com/block/hebrew) |
| Script | Hebrew |
| Category | Nonspacing Mark (Mn) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `ָ` `ָ` |
| CSS | `\5B8` |
| JavaScript | `\u05B8` |
| UTF-8 | D6 B8 |
| UTF-16 | 05B8 |

## Notes

- used generically or as qamats gadol in orthography which distinguishes that from qamats qatan

## Related characters

- [U+05B7 HEBREW POINT PATAH](https://unicodekit.com/char/05B7)
- [U+05B9 HEBREW POINT HOLAM](https://unicodekit.com/char/05B9)
- [U+05B6 HEBREW POINT SEGOL](https://unicodekit.com/char/05B6)
- [U+05BA HEBREW POINT HOLAM HASER FOR VAV](https://unicodekit.com/char/05BA)
- [U+05B5 HEBREW POINT TSERE](https://unicodekit.com/char/05B5)
- [U+05BB HEBREW POINT QUBUTS](https://unicodekit.com/char/05BB)
- [U+05B4 HEBREW POINT HIRIQ](https://unicodekit.com/char/05B4)
- [U+05BC HEBREW POINT DAGESH OR MAPIQ](https://unicodekit.com/char/05BC)
- [U+05B3 HEBREW POINT HATAF QAMATS](https://unicodekit.com/char/05B3)
- [U+05BD HEBREW POINT METEG](https://unicodekit.com/char/05BD)
- [U+05B2 HEBREW POINT HATAF PATAH](https://unicodekit.com/char/05B2)
- ־ [U+05BE HEBREW PUNCTUATION MAQAF](https://unicodekit.com/char/05BE)

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