U+0A71 "ੱ" Gurmukhi Addak Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0A71 "ੱ" Gurmukhi Addak is a diacritical mark used in the Gurmukhi script, primarily for writing the Punjabi language, to indicate the doubling or gemination of the consonant that follows it, similar in function to the Arabic shadda or the Hindi halant-derived consonant doubling. Unlike a typical vowel sign, this modifier character appears above the preceding consonant letter and serves as a phonetic marker to show that the subsequent consonant sound is pronounced with extra length or emphasis. Its correct implementation is crucial for distinguishing word meanings and for accurate representation of Punjabi orthography and pronunciation in digital text, ensuring that words like "pakkā" (solid) are differentiated from "pakā" (cooked).
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0A71 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Gurmukhi Addak |
| 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 0xA9 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0A71 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000A71 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0a71 |