U+11938 "𑤸" Dives Akuru Vowel Sign O Unicode Character
U+11938 "𑤸" Dives Akuru Vowel Sign O is a combining vowel sign used in the Dives Akuru script, a historical abugida employed primarily in the Maldives and parts of the Indian subcontinent. This character modifies a consonant base to indicate the vowel sound "o" placed after it, functioning as a dependent vowel sign that attaches to the consonant's inherent vowel. It is part of the Dives Akuru block in Unicode, which was added to support the preservation and digital encoding of this ancient script. The vowel sign O is distinct from other vowel signs in the script due to its specific diacritical shape, which typically appears above or after the consonant symbol in written text, helping to enable accurate phonetic representation of the Dives Akuru language in modern digital environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11938 |
| Version Added | 13.0 |
| Name | Dives Akuru Vowel Sign O |
| Block | Dives Akuru |
| General Category | Spacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "𑤵" U+11935 Dives Akuru Vowel Sign E "𑤰" U+11930 Dives Akuru Vowel Sign Aa |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑤸 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑤸 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0xA4 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD806 0xDD38 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011938 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud806\udd38 |