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A comma turned the other way.
Also known as: Reversed comma
The Arabic punctuation mark separating clauses, drawn as a comma reversed to suit right-to-left writing.
Separates clauses and list items in Arabic text.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Software
Mirrored rather than borrowed unchanged, because an unmirrored comma reads as pointing the wrong way in right-to-left text — one of the clearest cases of a punctuation mark being redesigned for writing direction.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Software
Frequently replaced by the Latin comma in informal digital text, which produces mixed-direction rendering problems familiar to anyone handling Arabic data.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Software
A short curved stroke shaped as a raised hook, its opening facing downward and its tail rising to the right, set at mid-height rather than resting on the baseline.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.