U+1193C "𑤼" Dives Akuru Sign Candrabindu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑤼
U+1193C "𑤼" Dives Akuru Sign Candrabindu is a diacritical mark used in the Dives Akuru script, an historic writing system formerly employed for the Dhivehi language of the Maldives. This sign specifically indicates a type of nasalization or a specific anusvara-like modification to the vowel of a syllable, similar in function to the candrabindu diacritic found in other Brahmic scripts. As an encoded character, it allows for the accurate digital representation and preservation of texts written in the Dives Akuru script, supporting scholarly work and cultural heritage initiatives focused on the Maldivian language and its historical orthography.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1193C |
| Version Added | 13.0 |
| Name | Dives Akuru Sign Candrabindu |
| Block | Dives Akuru |
| 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 0xA4 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD806 0xDD3C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001193C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud806\udd3c |