U+A8CF "꣏" Saurashtra Double Danda Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
꣏
U+A8CF "꣏" Saurashtra Double Danda is a punctuation mark used in the Saurashtra script, which is historically employed to write the Saurashtra language primarily in the Tamil Nadu region of India. This character functions as a sentence terminator, analogous to a period or full stop in many other writing systems, specifically indicating a major pause or the end of a paragraph or verse. It is visually distinct from the similar-looking Devanagari Danda, often appearing with a slightly different design to match the Saurashtra script's unique calligraphic style. The Double Danda contrasts with the single Danda (U+A8CE), which marks a less significant break such as a comma or a phrase boundary.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A8CF |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Saurashtra Double Danda |
| Block | Saurashtra |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꣏ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꣏ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xA3 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA8CF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A8CF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua8cf |
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 | Break After |
| Script | Saurashtra |
| Script Extensions | Saurashtra |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Terminal Punctuation | Yes |
| Sentence Terminal | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | STerm |