U+0A01 "ਁ" Gurmukhi Sign Adak Bindi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ਁ
U+0A01 "ਁ" Gurmukhi Sign Adak Bindi is a diacritical mark used in the Gurmukhi script, primarily for writing the Punjabi language, where it indicates a nasalization of the vowel it is attached to, functioning similarly to a nasal dot or bindi. This sign is placed above a character to modify its sound, and it is distinct from other nasalization marks like tippi and bindi, as it specifically represents a subtle, inherent nasal quality in certain loanwords or phonetic contexts. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper digital representation and text processing for Gurmukhi, supporting accurate typography and linguistic preservation in modern computing systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0A01 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Gurmukhi Sign Adak Bindi |
| Block | Gurmukhi |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ਁ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ਁ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA8 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0A01 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000A01 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0a01 |