U+0A3E "ਾ" Gurmukhi Vowel Sign Aa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ਾ
U+0A3E "ਾ" Gurmukhi Vowel Sign Aa is a combining diacritical mark used in the Gurmukhi script, primarily for writing the Punjabi language. It represents the long vowel sound "aa" and is placed below or attached to a consonant character to modify its inherent vowel, indicating an extended "a" pronunciation. This vowel sign is distinct from the independent vowel character for "aa" and is essential for accurately spelling words in Gurmukhi, appearing in texts ranging from everyday writing to sacred scriptures like the Guru Granth Sahib.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0A3E |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Gurmukhi Vowel Sign Aa |
| Block | Gurmukhi |
| General Category | Spacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ਾ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ਾ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA8 0xBE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0A3E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000A3E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0a3e |