U+119E3 "𑧣" Nandinagari Headstroke Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+119E3 "𑧣" Nandinagari Headstroke is a diacritical mark used in the Nandinagari script, a historical Brahmic script primarily used in southern India for writing Sanskrit and Kannada between the 8th and 19th centuries. This specific character functions as a superscript or headstroke added above a base character, similar in form and function to the shirorekha or top line seen in other Indic scripts like Devanagari. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the accurate digital representation and scholarly study of Nandinagari manuscripts and inscriptions, allowing for proper rendering of text where the headstroke indicates a complete word or a particular grammatical feature. By enabling correct typographic display, this code point helps preserve and modernize access to ancient documents written in the Nandinagari script.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𑧣 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𑧣 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x91 0xA7 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD806 0xDDE3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000119E3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud806\udde3 |
Unicode Properties