U+114C3 "𑓃" Tirhuta Sign Nukta Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑓃
U+114C3 "𑓃" Tirhuta Sign Nukta is a diacritical mark used in the Tirhuta script, which historically writes the Maithili language of eastern India and Nepal. This nukta sign is placed below a consonant character to modify its inherent sound, typically indicating a borrowed or foreign phonetic value, such as from Persian or other non-native languages, or to represent a specific fricative or aspirated consonant not present in the standard consonant inventory. As part of the Tirhuta block in Unicode, this sign aids in accurate transcription and digital preservation of Maithili texts, ensuring that nuanced pronunciations and loanwords are faithfully rendered in modern electronic typography.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+114C3 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Tirhuta Sign Nukta |
| Block | Tirhuta |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Nukta |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑓃 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑓃 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x93 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD805 0xDCC3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000114C3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud805\udcc3 |