U+11302 "𑌂" Grantha Sign Anusvara Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+11302 "𑌂" Grantha Sign Anusvara is a diacritical mark used in the Grantha script, an ancient South Indian writing system historically employed for writing Sanskrit, Tamil, and Manipravalam texts. This character represents a nasalization symbol, known as an anusvara, which indicates that the preceding vowel sound is pronounced with a nasal resonance, similar to the anusvara found in other Brahmic scripts such as Devanagari. In Grantha, the sign appears as a dot placed above the consonant or vowel it modifies, and it serves a phonetic function by altering the articulation of a syllable. Primarily encountered in scholarly editions of classical Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist manuscripts, the Grantha Sign Anusvara helps preserve the correct pronunciation and textual integrity of sacred and literary works.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𑌂 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𑌂 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x91 0x8C 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD804 0xDF02 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00011302 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud804\udf02 |
Unicode Properties