U+1163A "𑘺" Modi Vowel Sign Ai Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑘺
U+1163A "𑘺" Modi Vowel Sign Ai is a combining diacritical mark used in the Modi script, which was historically employed to write the Marathi language in western India. This character represents the vowel sound "ai" (similar to the English diphthong in "eye") and is placed above or attached to a consonant character to modify its inherent vowel, forming the specific syllable "Ai." As part of the Unicode Standard, it enables digital representation and preservation of the Modi script, aiding in scholarly work and cultural heritage documentation where this historic script is studied or revived.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1163A |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Modi Vowel Sign Ai |
| Block | Modi |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑘺 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑘺 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x98 0xBA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD805 0xDE3A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001163A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud805\ude3a |