U+1CDC "᳜" Vedic Tone Kathaka Anudatta Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1CDC "᳜" Vedic Tone Kathaka Anudatta is a combining diacritical mark used in the written representation of the ancient Indian scriptures known as the Vedas, specifically within the Kathaka school of the Yajurveda. This character denotes a low or unaccented pitch, called anudatta, which is one of the three fundamental tonal accents in Vedic chanting, indicating that the syllable should be pronounced with a falling or lowered intonation. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the accurate digital preservation and scholarly reproduction of these sacred texts, which rely on precise tonal markers to maintain their ritual and phonetic integrity. The symbol is typically placed below the base character it modifies, distinguishing it from other Vedic accent marks like the svarita or udatta.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
᳜ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
᳜ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0xB3 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x1CDC |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00001CDC |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u1cdc |
Unicode Properties