# U+061C ARABIC LETTER MARK

Invisible Arabic formatting mark, abbreviated ALM, that sets text direction for neighboring characters in mixed right-to-left and left-to-right text; it has no visible shape.

| | |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+061C |
| Name | ARABIC LETTER MARK |
| Also known as | ALM |
| Block | [Arabic](https://unicodekit.com/block/arabic) |
| Script | Arabic, Syriac, Thaana |
| Category | Format (Cf) |
| Unicode version | 6.3 |
| HTML | `؜` `؜` |
| CSS | `\61C` |
| JavaScript | `\u061C` |
| UTF-8 | D8 9C |
| UTF-16 | 061C |

## Notes

- commonly abbreviated ALM

## Related characters

- ؛ [U+061B ARABIC SEMICOLON](https://unicodekit.com/char/061B)
- ؝ [U+061D ARABIC END OF TEXT MARK](https://unicodekit.com/char/061D)
- [U+061A ARABIC SMALL KASRA](https://unicodekit.com/char/061A)
- ؞ [U+061E ARABIC TRIPLE DOT PUNCTUATION MARK](https://unicodekit.com/char/061E)
- [U+0619 ARABIC SMALL DAMMA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0619)
- ؟ [U+061F ARABIC QUESTION MARK](https://unicodekit.com/char/061F)
- [U+0618 ARABIC SMALL FATHA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0618)
- ؠ [U+0620 ARABIC LETTER KASHMIRI YEH](https://unicodekit.com/char/0620)
- [U+0617 ARABIC SMALL HIGH ZAIN](https://unicodekit.com/char/0617)
- ء [U+0621 ARABIC LETTER HAMZA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0621)
- [U+0616 ARABIC SMALL HIGH LIGATURE ALEF WITH LAM WITH YEH](https://unicodekit.com/char/0616)
- آ [U+0622 ARABIC LETTER ALEF WITH MADDA ABOVE](https://unicodekit.com/char/0622)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/061C · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/061C