U+A891 "ꢑ" Saurashtra Letter Au Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꢑ
U+A891 "ꢑ" Saurashtra Letter Au is a character used in the Saurashtra script, a Brahmic abugida historically employed to write the Saurashtra language, primarily spoken by the Saurashtra community in Tamil Nadu, India. This specific letter represents the diphthong sound "au" and functions as an independent vowel in the script’s syllabary, distinct from vowel signs that are attached to consonants. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures digital representation and preservation of the Saurashtra language, supporting efforts to revitalize and document this minority script for modern computing and communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A891 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Saurashtra Letter Au |
| Block | Saurashtra |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꢑ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꢑ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xA2 0x91 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA891 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A891 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua891 |