U+1AD0 "" Combining Vertical-Line-Acute Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1AD0 "" Combining Vertical-Line-Acute is a diacritical mark used in the Vedic Sanskrit tradition, specifically designed to combine with other characters to indicate a particular tonal or phonetic accent in ancient texts. This character belongs to the Combining Diacritical Marks Extended block and is applied as a combining mark, meaning it attaches to and modifies a base letter it follows, rather than standing alone. Its function is to represent a vertical line combined with an acute accent element, contributing to the precise notation of intonation in the recitation of the Vedas, where accurate pronunciation is crucial for preserving the sacred oral traditions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1AD0 |
| Version Added | 17.0 |
| Name | Combining Vertical-Line-Acute |
| Block | Combining Diacritical Marks Extended |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Above |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᫐ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᫐ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xAB 0x90 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1AD0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001AD0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1ad0 |