U+1AD9 "" Combining Sharp Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1AD9 "" Combining Sharp Sign is a combining diacritical mark used in the Bengali-Assamese script, primarily for transliterating or annotating Sanskrit and other texts within the Bengali writing system. It modifies a base character by adding a sharp or acute accent-like stroke above or near it, indicating a specific phonetic nuance such as a high or rising tone. This character belongs to the Combining Diacritical Marks Extended block and is intended for specialized linguistic and scholarly works rather than general modern usage, helping to preserve precise pronunciation in historical or liturgical contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1AD9 |
| Version Added | 17.0 |
| Name | Combining Sharp Sign |
| 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 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1AD9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001AD9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1ad9 |