U+10A54 "𐩔" Kharoshthi Punctuation Mangalam Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐩔
U+10A54 "𐩔" Kharoshthi Punctuation Mangalam is a typographic symbol from the ancient Kharoshthi script, which was historically used in the Gandhara region of South and Central Asia for writing Prakrit and Sanskrit texts. This specific punctuation mark represents the word "mangalam," meaning "auspiciousness" or "good fortune," and was commonly employed as a decorative or ritualistic marker at the beginning or end of manuscripts to invoke blessings or signify a sacred textual boundary. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard helps preserve the script's cultural heritage and enables digital representation of this unique symbol for scholarly and linguistic purposes.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+10A54 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Kharoshthi Punctuation Mangalam |
| Block | Kharoshthi |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐩔 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐩔 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0xA9 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD802 0xDE54 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00010A54 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud802\ude54 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Break After |
| Script | Kharoshthi |
| Script Extensions | Kharoshthi |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |