U+0C4D "్" Telugu Sign Virama Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0C4D "్" Telugu Sign Virama is a combining mark used in the Telugu script to suppress the inherent vowel of a consonant, thereby creating a dead consonant or consonant cluster. When placed after a consonant character, it indicates that the consonant is pronounced without a following vowel sound, often allowing it to combine with a subsequent consonant to form a conjunct. This virama is essential for accurately representing the phonetic structure of Telugu words, particularly in complex syllable formations and borrowed terms. It appears as a small diagonal stroke above the top right of the consonant glyph, modifying its shape to signal the removal of the vowel.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0C4D |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Telugu Sign Virama |
| Block | Telugu |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Virama |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ్ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ్ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB1 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0C4D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000C4D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0c4d |