U+111C4 "𑇄" Sharada Om Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+111C4 "𑇄" Sharada Om is a graphic symbol from the Sharada script, an ancient writing system historically used in the Kashmir region and parts of northern India and Pakistan. This specific character represents the sacred syllable "Om" (or "Aum"), which holds profound spiritual significance in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism as the primordial sound of the universe and a central mantra for meditation and prayer. In the context of the Sharada script, which was employed for writing Sanskrit and Kashmiri languages, this Om symbol often appears in religious manuscripts, temple inscriptions, and ritual texts, serving as a visual and textual invocation of divine energy. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard since version 7.0 allows for digital preservation and accurate representation of this culturally important character across modern computing platforms.

General Properties

Code Point U+111C4
Version Added 6.1
Name Sharada Om
Block Sharada
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𑇄
HTML Hex Encoding 𑇄
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x91 0x87 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD804 0xDDC4
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000111C4
C/C++/Java Escape \ud804\uddc4

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 Alphabetic
Script Sharada
Script Extensions Sharada
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter