U+116B6 "𑚶" Takri Sign Virama Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑚶
U+116B6 "𑚶" Takri Sign Virama is a combining diacritical mark used in the Takri script, an abugida historically employed for writing languages like Dogri, Kinnauri, and others in the northwestern Himalayan region of India. This virama functions as a vowel killer, which when attached to a consonant character suppresses its inherent vowel sound, typically producing a conjunct or half-form with a following consonant, or allowing the consonant to stand alone without a vowel. By enabling these silent consonant clusters and word final forms, the sign is essential for accurately representing the phonological and orthographic conventions of languages that use the Takri script, distinguishing it from simpler vowelized syllables.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+116B6 |
| Version Added | 6.1 |
| Name | Takri Sign Virama |
| Block | Takri |
| General Category | Spacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Virama |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑚶 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑚶 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x9A 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD805 0xDEB6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000116B6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud805\udeb6 |