U+0B57 "ୗ" Oriya Au Length Mark Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0B57 "ୗ" Oriya Au Length Mark is a combining diacritical mark used in the Oriya (Odia) script, primarily to indicate the lengthened pronunciation of the vowel sound associated with the "Au" diphthong. It is placed after a consonant or a consonant cluster to modify the inherent vowel, distinguishing it from other related vowel signs and ensuring accurate phonetic representation in written Oriya. This character is part of the Unicode block for the Oriya script and is utilized in the proper spelling of certain words, particularly in literary or formal contexts, though it is less common in everyday modern usage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0B57 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Oriya Au Length Mark |
| Block | Oriya |
| 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 0xAD 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0B57 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000B57 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0b57 |