U+10A39 "๐จน" Kharoshthi Sign Cauda Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

๐จน

U+10A39 "๐จน" Kharoshthi Sign Cauda is a diacritical mark used in the ancient Kharoshthi script, which was primarily employed to write the Gandhari language and other Prakrits in parts of modern-day Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia from around the 3rd century BCE to the 4th century CE. This sign, which resembles a small tail or hook attached to the right side of a consonant character, functions to modify the sound of the base letter, often indicating a specific vowel quality or altering the consonant's phonetic value. As part of the Kharoshthi block in the Unicode Standard, this character aids in the digital representation and preservation of historical texts, allowing for accurate scholarly study and rendering of this important early writing system.

General Properties

Code Point U+10A39
Version Added 4.1
Name Kharoshthi Sign Cauda
Block Kharoshthi
General Category Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class Overlay
Bidirectional Class Nonspacing Mark

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐨹
HTML Hex Encoding 𐨹
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0xA8 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD802 0xDE39
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010A39
C/C++/Java Escape \ud802\ude39

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 Nukta
Indic Positional Category Bottom
Indic Conjunct Break Extend
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Diacritic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Extend Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Extend
Word Break Extend
Sentence Break Extend