U+11D8D "𑶍" Gunjala Gondi Vowel Sign U Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑶍
U+11D8D "𑶍" Gunjala Gondi Vowel Sign U is a combining diacritical mark used in the Gunjala Gondi script, which is employed to write the Gondi language spoken by the Gondi people in central India. This vowel sign represents the short "u" sound and is placed above or attached to a consonant character to modify its inherent vowel, specifically indicating the vowel "u" after the consonant. It is part of the Gunjala Gondi block in Unicode, which was added to support the unique orthography of this lesser known but culturally significant script used for preserving Gondi literature and oral traditions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11D8D |
| Version Added | 11.0 |
| Name | Gunjala Gondi Vowel Sign U |
| Block | Gunjala Gondi |
| General Category | Spacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑶍 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑶍 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0xB6 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD807 0xDD8D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011D8D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud807\udd8d |