U+11D97 "𑶗" Gunjala Gondi Virama Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑶗
U+11D97 "𑶗" Gunjala Gondi Virama is a combining mark used in the Gunjala Gondi script, which is employed to write the Gondi language primarily in central India. This virama serves as a conjunct-forming character that suppresses the inherent vowel of a consonant letter, allowing it to form ligatures or standalone consonant clusters. It is visually represented as a small diacritic mark typically placed above the consonant it modifies. In the Unicode standard, this character belongs to the Gunjala Gondi block and is essential for accurately representing the phonetic structure of the Gondi language, particularly in contexts where vowel suppression is necessary for correct orthography.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11D97 |
| Version Added | 11.0 |
| Name | Gunjala Gondi Virama |
| Block | Gunjala Gondi |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Virama |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑶗 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑶗 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0xB6 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD807 0xDD97 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011D97 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud807\udd97 |