U+0942 "ू" Devanagari Vowel Sign Uu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+0942 "ू" Devanagari Vowel Sign Uu is a combining diacritical mark used in the Devanagari script to represent the long vowel sound "ū". It is written as a curved line above a consonant character, modifying its pronunciation by adding the sustained "oo" sound, as in the English word "boot". This vowel sign is essential in languages like Hindi, Marathi, and Sanskrit for distinguishing word meanings, and it follows the consonant it modifies, appearing as a superscript stroke that visually differs from the short vowel sign "ु" by its longer, more pronounced curve.
General Properties
Code Point
U+0942
Name
Devanagari Vowel Sign Uu
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ू
HTML Hex Encoding
ू
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xA5 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0942
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000942
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0942
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Devanagari