U+0970 "॰" Devanagari Abbreviation Sign Unicode Character

U+0970 "॰" Devanagari Abbreviation Sign is a punctuation mark used in the Devanagari script to indicate an abbreviation, similar in function to a period or full stop in Latin scripts when shortening a word. It appears as a small raised dot or circle and is placed above the baseline, often following a word or syllable to show that it has been abbreviated, such as in scholarly texts or in the names of certain Indian administrative divisions. This sign is distinct from the Devanagari full stop (danda) and is specifically designed to mark truncation rather than the end of a sentence, playing a key role in maintaining clarity in written Hindi, Marathi, and other languages that use the Devanagari script.

General Properties

Code Point	U+0970
Version Added	1.1
Name	Devanagari Abbreviation Sign
Block	Devanagari
General Category	Other Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	॰
HTML Hex Encoding	॰
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE0 0xA5 0xB0
UTF-16 Encoding	0x0970
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00000970
C/C++/Java Escape	\u0970

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Devanagari
Script Extensions	Devanagari
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other