U+0D61 "ൡ" Malayalam Letter Vocalic Ll Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ൡ
U+0D61 "ൡ" Malayalam Letter Vocalic Ll is a specific character within the Unicode standard used for writing the Malayalam script, representing a rare or historical vowel sound. This character, derived from the ancient Grantha script, signifies a vocalic double L sound, similar to a syllabic l, which is not commonly used in modern Malayalam but appears in archaic or scholarly contexts such as the rendering of Sanskrit words or classical texts. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures accurate digital representation and preservation of traditional linguistic forms in the Malayalam writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0D61 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Malayalam Letter Vocalic Ll |
| Block | Malayalam |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ൡ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ൡ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB5 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0D61 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000D61 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0d61 |