U+0CC2 "ೂ" Kannada Vowel Sign Uu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0CC2 "ೂ" Kannada Vowel Sign Uu is a combining diacritical mark used in the Kannada script to represent the long vowel sound "ū" as in the English word "boot." It is classified as a vowel sign, specifically a dependent vowel, meaning it must be attached to a consonant character to modify its inherent vowel sound from the short "a" to the long "u." Visually, the sign appears as a loop and a curved stroke typically positioned above or attached to the right side of a base consonant, such as in the syllable "ಕೂ" (kū). This character is part of the Kannada block in the Unicode standard and is essential for correctly writing and representing Kannada words in digital text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0CC2 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Kannada Vowel Sign Uu |
| Block | Kannada |
| 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 0xB3 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0CC2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000CC2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0cc2 |