U+111CA "𑇊" Sharada Sign Nukta Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𑇊

U+111CA "𑇊" Sharada Sign Nukta is a diacritical mark used in the Sharada script, which is historically employed for writing Kashmiri and Sanskrit in the Kashmir region. This sign is placed beneath or attached to a consonant character to modify its phonetic value, typically indicating a nasalization or a specific sound that is distinct from the base consonant. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures the accurate digital representation of the Sharada script, preserving its role in documenting linguistic nuances.

General Properties

Code Point U+111CA
Version Added 8.0
Name Sharada Sign Nukta
Block Sharada
General Category Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class Nukta
Bidirectional Class Nonspacing Mark

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𑇊
HTML Hex Encoding 𑇊
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x91 0x87 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD804 0xDDCA
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000111CA
C/C++/Java Escape \ud804\uddca

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 Sharada
Script Extensions Sharada
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