U+10A0D "𐨍" Kharoshthi Sign Double Ring Below Unicode Character

U+10A0D "𐨍" Kharoshthi Sign Double Ring Below is a diacritical mark used in the Kharoshthi script, an ancient writing system employed primarily in the Gandhara region of South Asia between the 4th century BCE and the 3rd century CE. This sign consists of two concentric rings placed beneath a base consonant, and its exact phonetic function is not fully understood, though it is believed to modify the sound of the letter it accompanies, possibly indicating a specific vowel quality or a unique tonal or prosodic feature. As part of the encoded Kharoshthi block (U+10A00 to U+10A3F), it assists modern scholars and digital typographers in accurately representing historical texts, such as those found on Buddhist manuscripts, coins, and inscriptions from the ancient Silk Road.

General Properties

Code Point	U+10A0D
Version Added	4.1
Name	Kharoshthi Sign Double Ring Below
Block	Kharoshthi
General Category	Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class	Below
Bidirectional Class	Nonspacing Mark

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𐨍
HTML Hex Encoding	𐨍
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x90 0xA8 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD802 0xDE0D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00010A0D
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud802\ude0d

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Joining Type	Transparent
Line Break	Combining Mark
Case Ignorable	Yes
Script	Kharoshthi
Script Extensions	Kharoshthi
Indic Syllabic Category	Vowel Dependent
Indic Positional Category	Bottom
Indic Conjunct Break	Extend
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Other Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Extend	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Extend
Word Break	Extend
Sentence Break	Extend