U+0941 "ु" Devanagari Vowel Sign U Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0941 "ु" Devanagari Vowel Sign U is a combining diacritical mark used in the Devanagari script to represent the short vowel sound /u/, as heard in the English word "put". It is always written as a small, curved mark placed below a consonant letter, transforming the consonant's inherent vowel from /a/ to /u/. For example, when combined with the consonant "क" (ka), it creates "कु" (ku). This sign is a fundamental component of the Devanagari abugida, essential for accurately writing a vast number of languages, including Hindi, Marathi, and Sanskrit.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0941 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Devanagari Vowel Sign U |
| Block | Devanagari |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ु |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ु |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA5 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0941 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000941 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0941 |