U+1CD3 "᳓" Vedic Sign Nihshvasa Unicode Character

U+1CD3 "᳓" Vedic Sign Nihshvasa is a specialized diacritical mark used in the transcription of Vedic Sanskrit texts, representing a pause or a breath, often associated with the concept of a sigh or exhalation in the recitation of sacred hymns. This sign belongs to the Vedic Extensions block and is employed in scholarly annotations to indicate a distinct phonetic or rhythmic break, preserving the oral traditions of the Samaveda and other ancient liturgical works. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates accurate digital representation and analysis of these nuanced textual features.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1CD3
Version Added	5.2
Name	Vedic Sign Nihshvasa
Block	Vedic Extensions
General Category	Other Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	᳓
HTML Hex Encoding	᳓
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0xB3 0x93
UTF-16 Encoding	0x1CD3
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00001CD3
C/C++/Java Escape	\u1cd3

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Devanagari Grantha Kannada
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Diacritic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other