U+111DB "𑇛" Sharada Sign Siddham Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𑇛

U+111DB "𑇛" Sharada Sign Siddham is a typographic ligature mark used in the Sharada script, which was historically employed to write the Kashmiri and Sanskrit languages in the Kashmir region and parts of the Indian subcontinent. This specific sign represents the syllable "siddham," a common benediction and invocation found at the beginning of many manuscripts and inscriptions, meaning "perfection" or "blessing" and often symbolizing the successful completion of a text. It was used as a sacred or auspicious starting symbol in religious, literary, and scholarly documents, particularly in the context of Buddhist and Jain traditions.

General Properties

Code Point U+111DB
Version Added 8.0
Name Sharada Sign Siddham
Block Sharada
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 0x87 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD804 0xDDDB
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000111DB
C/C++/Java Escape \ud804\udddb

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 Before
Script Sharada
Script Extensions Sharada
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other