U+1C78 "ᱸ" Ol Chiki Mu Ttuddag Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᱸ
U+1C78 "ᱸ" Ol Chiki Mu Ttuddag is a diacritical mark used in the Ol Chiki script, which was specifically created for writing the Santali language, an Austroasiatic language spoken primarily in eastern India. This character functions as a vowel length marker, indicating a prolonged or emphasized pronunciation of the preceding vowel sound in Santali orthography. Its name, "Mu Ttuddag," reflects its role in modifying syllable duration, and it is an essential component for accurately representing the phonetic distinctions in Santali phonology. As part of the Ol Chiki block in Unicode, this character helps preserve and standardize the written form of the Santali language in digital environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1C78 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Ol Chiki Mu Ttuddag |
| Block | Ol Chiki |
| General Category | Modifier Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᱸ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᱸ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xB1 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1C78 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001C78 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1c78 |