U+0C77 "౷" Telugu Sign Siddham Unicode Character

U+0C77 "౷" Telugu Sign Siddham is a unique character used in the Telugu script, specifically serving as a typographic sign rather than a phonetic letter. It represents the word "Siddham," which is a term of auspiciousness or invocation often placed at the beginning of manuscripts or sacred texts in Indian traditions. This mark, sometimes called a siddhirastu symbol, signifies a benediction or a wish for success, drawing from historical Brahmi and ancient writing practices. While it is encoded in the Unicode standard for digital representation, its use is primarily archaic or ritualistic, found in scholarly reproductions of old Telugu inscriptions and religious documents.

General Properties

Code Point	U+0C77
Version Added	12.0
Name	Telugu Sign Siddham
Block	Telugu
General Category	Other Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	౷
HTML Hex Encoding	౷
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE0 0xB1 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding	0x0C77
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00000C77
C/C++/Java Escape	\u0c77

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Break Before
Script	Telugu
Script Extensions	Telugu
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other