U+1158C "𑖌" Siddham Letter O Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑖌
U+1158C "𑖌" Siddham Letter O is a glyph representing the vowel sound "o" in the Siddham script, an ancient Indian writing system historically used for writing Sanskrit and Buddhist texts, particularly in East Asia. This character belongs to the Siddham block of the Unicode Standard, which was included to support the digital preservation of liturgical and scholarly manuscripts. Siddham script is primarily associated with esoteric Buddhist traditions and is often found in Japanese Shingon and Tendai practices, where it is used for writing mantras and sutras. In its phonetic role, the Siddham Letter O appears as a distinct vowel character, contributing to the accurate transcription of Sanskrit syllables in religious and academic contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1158C |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Siddham Letter O |
| Block | Siddham |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑖌 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑖌 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x96 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD805 0xDD8C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001158C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud805\udd8c |