U+11048 "𑁈" Brahmi Double Danda Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑁈
U+11048 "𑁈" Brahmi Double Danda is a punctuation mark from the Brahmi script, an ancient writing system used across the Indian subcontinent. It functions similarly to a period or full stop in modern scripts, but with a more emphatic role, typically marking the end of a major section or the conclusion of a verse or sentence within Brahmi inscriptions. This double vertical line symbol is a visual and functional counterpart to the single danda, with its doubled form indicating a stronger pause or a more definitive boundary in the text. While Brahmi is no longer in everyday use, U+11048 remains significant for scholars and digital typographers working to preserve and accurately encode historical South Asian texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11048 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Brahmi Double Danda |
| Block | Brahmi |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑁈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑁈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x81 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD804 0xDC48 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011048 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud804\udc48 |