U+1CED "᳭" Vedic Sign Tiryak Unicode Character

U+1CED "᳭" Vedic Sign Tiryak is a diacritical mark used in the Vedic Sanskrit tradition to indicate a specific tonal or metrical feature, often associated with a sideways or oblique accent in the recitation of sacred texts. This sign visually resembles a short curved line or hook placed above or beside a character, and it belongs to the Vedic Extensions block, which contains symbols employed for the precise phonetic and prosodic notation of the Vedas. Its use helps preserve the correct pronunciation and rhythmic flow of ancient mantras, reflecting the meticulous oral tradition of Vedic chanting.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1CED
Version Added	5.2
Name	Vedic Sign Tiryak
Block	Vedic Extensions
General Category	Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class	Below
Bidirectional Class	Nonspacing Mark

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	᳭
HTML Hex Encoding	᳭
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0xB3 0xAD
UTF-16 Encoding	0x1CED
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00001CED
C/C++/Java Escape	\u1ced

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Joining Type	Transparent
Line Break	Combining Mark
Case Ignorable	Yes
Script	Inherited
Script Extensions	Bengali Devanagari Newa Sharada
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Indic Positional Category	Bottom
Indic Conjunct Break	Extend
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Diacritic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Extend	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Extend
Word Break	Extend
Sentence Break	Extend