U+11B03 "𑬃" Devanagari Sign Bhale with Hook Unicode Character

U+11B03 "𑬃" Devanagari Sign Bhale with Hook is a diacritical mark used in the Devanagari script, primarily for writing the Chambeali language and other related languages of the Himachal Pradesh region in India. This sign is placed below a consonant character to modify its inherent vowel sound, specifically representing the vowel quality of a short "e" sound or a similar phoneme that distinguishes lexical meaning in these languages. The "bhale" term refers to its traditional name in linguistic descriptions, while the hook describes the curved, leftward stroke that distinguishes it from other Devanagari vowel signs. Its inclusion in Unicode supports accurate digital representation and preservation of the linguistic heritage of the Western Pahari language group.

General Properties

Code Point	U+11B03
Version Added	15.0
Name	Devanagari Sign Bhale with Hook
Block	Devanagari Extended-A
General Category	Other Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𑬃
HTML Hex Encoding	𑬃
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x91 0xAC 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD806 0xDF03
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00011B03
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud806\udf03

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Break Before
Script	Devanagari
Script Extensions	Devanagari
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other