U+0D3D "ഽ" Malayalam Sign Avagraha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+0D3D "ഽ" Malayalam Sign Avagraha is a punctuation mark used in the Malayalam script to indicate the elision or omission of a vowel sound at the beginning of a word, often in poetic or contracted speech, similar to the avagraha symbol found in other Brahmi-derived scripts like Devanagari. It visually resembles a curved or hooked sign placed before or attached to a character, and typically represents the dropping of an initial 'a' sound when a preceding word ends in a vowel, enhancing the flow of spoken or written Malayalam. This character is classified as a spacing punctuation mark in Unicode, meaning it occupies its own horizontal space rather than combining with adjacent letters, and it is primarily employed in literary, religious, or formal contexts to correctly transcribe traditional textual traditions.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ഽ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ഽ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE0 0xB4 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x0D3D |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00000D3D |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u0d3d |
Unicode Properties