U+113D3 "" Tulu-Tigalari Sign Pluta Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+113D3 "" Tulu-Tigalari Sign Pluta is a diacritical mark used in the Tulu-Tigalari script, which is historically employed for writing the Tulu and Sanskrit languages in the coastal region of Karnataka and Kerala, India. This sign, named "pluta," indicates a prolonged or extended vowel sound, often used in grammatical contexts to denote lengthened syllables in Vedic recitation or poetic meter. It appears as a combining mark placed above or alongside a base character, modifying its pronunciation to achieve a specific prosodic effect. As part of the Tulu-Tigalari block added to Unicode in version 16.0, U+113D3 helps preserve the accurate representation of this traditional script for digital use and scholarly study.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+113D3 |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Tulu-Tigalari Sign Pluta |
| Block | Tulu-Tigalari |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑏓 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑏓 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x8F 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD804 0xDFD3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000113D3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud804\udfd3 |