U+0310 "̐" Combining Candrabindu Unicode Character

U+0310 "̐" Combining Candrabindu is a diacritical mark used in the Devanagari and related scripts of South Asia, primarily to indicate a nasalization of the preceding vowel, similar to the anusvara but with a distinct crescent or moon-like shape (candra meaning "moon" in Sanskrit). It appears as a small hook or dot above the character it modifies, and its usage is particularly prevalent in transliterating Vedic texts and certain modern languages like Marathi and Nepali, where it differentiates nasalized vowels from other nasal sounds. Unlike the more common anusvara, the candrabindu often denotes a lighter or more subtle nasalization, and its precise application can vary between writing systems and linguistic traditions.