U+0944 "ॄ" Devanagari Vowel Sign Vocalic Rr Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+0944 "ॄ" Devanagari Vowel Sign Vocalic Rr is a combining diacritical mark used in the Devanagari script to represent a long vocalic r sound, a feature found primarily in Sanskrit transliteration and scholarly texts. It appears as a small, hooked sign placed above or attached to a consonant letter, modifying its pronunciation to include a prolonged syllabic r vowel sound. This character is distinct from its short counterpart, U+0943, and is essential for accurately writing and encoding ancient Vedic and classical Sanskrit words where this specific vowel occurs.
General Properties
Code Point
U+0944
Name
Devanagari Vowel Sign Vocalic Rr
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ॄ
HTML Hex Encoding
ॄ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xA5 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0944
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000944
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0944
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Devanagari