U+0975 "ॵ" Devanagari Letter Aw Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+0975 "ॵ" Devanagari Letter Aw is a specific vowel sign used in the Devanagari script, primarily to represent the sound of the vowel "aw" in languages like Sanskrit and occasionally in Hindi for transliterating foreign or archaic terms. It is a distinct glyph that appears as a modified form of the vowel letter "अ" (a) with a special diacritic mark, indicating a prolonged or rounded vowel quality. This character is part of the Devanagari block in Unicode and is designed to support accurate phonetic transcription in scholarly, liturgical, or linguistic contexts where the standard vowel inventory may be insufficient. Its inclusion ensures that digital text systems can correctly render and preserve the orthographic nuances of ancient or technical writings.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ॵ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ॵ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE0 0xA5 0xB5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x0975 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00000975 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u0975 |
Unicode Properties