U+09C2 "ূ" Bengali Vowel Sign Uu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ূ
U+09C2 "ূ" Bengali Vowel Sign Uu is a combining diacritical mark used in the Bengali script to represent the long vowel sound /uː/, functioning as the matra or dependent vowel sign for the independent vowel letter উ (U). It is placed to the right of a consonant letter, such as in the syllable চূ (chu), where it modifies the base consonant's inherent vowel to create the elongated "uu" sound. This character is essential for proper spelling and pronunciation in Bengali, Assamese, and other languages written in the Eastern Nagari script, and it occupies a specific position within the Unicode Standard to ensure consistent digital representation across platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+09C2 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Bengali Vowel Sign Uu |
| Block | Bengali |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ূ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ূ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA7 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x09C2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000009C2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u09c2 |