U+116B5 "ð‘šµ" Takri Vowel Sign Au Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð‘šµ
U+116B5 "ð‘šµ" Takri Vowel Sign Au is a combining diacritical mark used in the Takri script, which was historically employed for writing languages such as Dogri, Kashmiri, and various Pahari dialects in the Himalayan regions of India. This vowel sign modifies a consonant character to represent the vowel sound "au," typically appearing as a curved or hooked stroke attached above or to the right of the base consonant. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard allows for the accurate digital representation and preservation of historical and modern texts in these languages, supporting efforts to revive and maintain linguistic heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+116B5 |
| Version Added | 6.1 |
| Name | Takri Vowel Sign Au |
| Block | Takri |
| 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 0x9A 0xB5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD805 0xDEB5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000116B5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud805\udeb5 |