# U+0652 ARABIC SUKUN

Arabic sukun, a small circle above a letter showing no vowel follows the consonant.

| | |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+0652 |
| Name | ARABIC SUKUN |
| Block | [Arabic](https://unicodekit.com/block/arabic) |
| Script | Arabic, Syriac |
| Category | Nonspacing Mark (Mn) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `ْ` `ْ` |
| CSS | `\652` |
| JavaScript | `\u0652` |
| UTF-8 | D9 92 |
| UTF-16 | 0652 |

## Notes

- marks absence of a vowel after the base consonant
- used in some Qurans to mark a long vowel as ignored
- can have a variety of shapes, including a circular one and a shape that looks like '06E1'

## Related characters

- [U+0651 ARABIC SHADDA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0651)
- [U+0653 ARABIC MADDAH ABOVE](https://unicodekit.com/char/0653)
- [U+0650 ARABIC KASRA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0650)
- [U+0654 ARABIC HAMZA ABOVE](https://unicodekit.com/char/0654)
- [U+064F ARABIC DAMMA](https://unicodekit.com/char/064F)
- [U+0655 ARABIC HAMZA BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/0655)
- [U+064E ARABIC FATHA](https://unicodekit.com/char/064E)
- [U+0656 ARABIC SUBSCRIPT ALEF](https://unicodekit.com/char/0656)
- [U+064D ARABIC KASRATAN](https://unicodekit.com/char/064D)
- [U+0657 ARABIC INVERTED DAMMA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0657)
- [U+064C ARABIC DAMMATAN](https://unicodekit.com/char/064C)
- [U+0658 ARABIC MARK NOON GHUNNA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0658)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/0652 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/0652