U+11B05 "𑬅" Devanagari Sign Extended Bhale with Hook Unicode Character

U+11B05 "𑬅" Devanagari Sign Extended Bhale with Hook is a diacritical mark used in the Devanagari script, specifically within the extended repertoire for writing the Bhale language or related linguistic systems in South Asia. It functions as a vowel sign, modifying a consonant to indicate a specific extended or altered vowel sound, and its distinctive hook shape distinguishes it from other similar diacritics in the Devanagari block. This character was added to the Unicode Standard to support the accurate digital representation of lesser-known languages that utilize Devanagari, ensuring that their unique orthographic features are preserved in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+11B05
Version Added	15.0
Name	Devanagari Sign Extended 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 0x85
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD806 0xDF05
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00011B05
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud806\udf05

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