U+0C01 "ఁ" Telugu Sign Candrabindu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ఁ
U+0C01 "ఁ" Telugu Sign Candrabindu is a diacritical mark used in the Telugu script to indicate a nasalization of the vowel sound above which it appears, functioning similarly to the anusvara or candrabindu in other Brahmic scripts. It is placed above the character and represents a subtle, often anusvara-like nasal resonance that modifies the pronunciation of the syllable. This sign is part of the Telugu writing system used for the Dravidian language Telugu, primarily spoken in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In Unicode, it belongs to the Telugu block and serves as a vital component for accurate orthography in certain words, distinguishing them from non-nasalized counterparts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0C01 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Telugu Sign Candrabindu |
| Block | Telugu |
| 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 0xB0 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0C01 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000C01 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0c01 |