U+0902 "ं" Devanagari Sign Anusvara Unicode Character

U+0902 "ं" Devanagari Sign Anusvara is a combining diacritical mark used in the Devanagari script to represent a nasalization of the preceding vowel or to indicate a homorganic nasal consonant (a nasal sound that takes the place of articulation of the following consonant). It appears as a small dot above the character it modifies, such as in the word "गंगा" (Ganga). In linguistic terms, the anusvara serves as a phonetic marker rather than an independent letter, and its precise pronunciation can vary across languages that use Devanagari, including Hindi, Sanskrit, and Marathi. This sign is essential for accurately representing nasal sounds and is a fundamental component of the script's orthography.