U+0900 "" Devanagari Sign Inverted Candrabindu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

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U+0900 "" Devanagari Sign Inverted Candrabindu is a diacritical mark used in the Devanagari script to indicate a specific nasalization or vowel modification, typically representing a nasalized schwa or a similar phonetic nuance in certain transliteration systems or scholarly texts. It appears as an inverted crescent-shaped symbol above a character, distinguishing it from the standard candrabindu, and is primarily employed in Sanskrit or Vedic contexts where precise articulation of nasal sounds is required. This character is rarely used in modern everyday writing but holds importance for accurate representation of ancient or liturgical texts, ensuring fidelity to original pronunciations.

General Properties

Code Point
U+0900
Name
Devanagari Sign Inverted Candrabindu

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ऀ
HTML Hex Encoding
ऀ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xA4 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0900
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000900
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0900