U+11C41 "𑱁" Bhaiksuki Danda Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𑱁

U+11C41 "𑱁" Bhaiksuki Danda is a punctuation mark from the historical Bhaiksuki script, which was used primarily in parts of South Asia between the 6th and 9th centuries CE to write Buddhist texts. This particular character functions as a double vertical line that serves as a sentence delimiter or section break, similar in purpose to a period or a larger textual divider in modern writing systems. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that scholars and digital archivists can accurately represent ancient manuscripts containing this script, preserving the structural integrity of the original documents for study and cultural heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+11C41
Version Added 9.0
Name Bhaiksuki Danda
Block Bhaiksuki
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 0xB1 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD807 0xDC41
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00011C41
C/C++/Java Escape \ud807\udc41

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 After
Script Bhaiksuki
Script Extensions Bhaiksuki
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Terminal Punctuation Yes
Sentence Terminal Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break STerm