U+11235 "𑈵" Khojki Sign Virama Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𑈵

U+11235 "𑈵" Khojki Sign Virama is a combining diacritical mark used in the Khojki script, an abugida historically employed by the Ismaili community to write Sindhi, Gujarati, and other languages. This sign, when placed below a consonant character, explicitly indicates the suppression of the inherent vowel that normally follows that consonant, effectively creating a conjunct or a dead consonant. By removing the default vowel, the virama allows for the accurate representation of consonant clusters and syllable-final consonants, which are essential for correctly writing words in languages using the Khojki script. Its function is analogous to the halant or virama marks found in other Brahmic writing systems, serving as a critical tool for precise orthography in this historical script.

General Properties

Code Point U+11235
Version Added 7.0
Name Khojki Sign Virama
Block Khojki
General Category Spacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class Virama
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𑈵
HTML Hex Encoding 𑈵
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x91 0x88 0xB5
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD804 0xDE35
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00011235
C/C++/Java Escape \ud804\ude35

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 Combining Mark
Script Khojki
Script Extensions Khojki
Indic Syllabic Category Virama
Indic Positional Category Right
Indic Conjunct Break Extend
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Diacritic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Extend Yes
Other Grapheme Extend Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Extend
Word Break Extend
Sentence Break Extend