U+0C3F "ి" Telugu Vowel Sign I Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0C3F "ి" Telugu Vowel Sign I is a combining diacritical mark used in the Telugu script to represent the short vowel sound "i" (as in the English word "it"). It is a dependent vowel sign that is placed to the left of a consonant character, modifying its inherent vowel sound to produce the desired syllable. This sign is an essential component of the Telugu abugida, where consonants carry an inherent vowel that can be changed or suppressed using various vowel signs and diacritics. It falls within the Telugu Unicode block, which encodes characters for writing the Telugu language primarily spoken in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0C3F |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Telugu Vowel Sign I |
| Block | Telugu |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ి |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ి |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB0 0xBF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0C3F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000C3F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0c3f |