U+09D7 "ৗ" Bengali Au Length Mark Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+09D7 "ৗ" Bengali Au Length Mark is a combining mark used in the Bengali script to indicate a specific vowel length, specifically the inherent long vowel sound "au" or its lengthened counterpart, functioning as a diacritic that attaches to the preceding consonant or vowel sign to modify pronunciation. It is part of the Bengali block within Unicode and serves a distinct phonetic role in the orthography of languages like Bengali and Assamese, helping to differentiate between short and long vowel sounds in written text.
General Properties
Code Point
U+09D7
Name
Bengali Au Length Mark
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ৗ
HTML Hex Encoding
ৗ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xA7 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding
0x09D7
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000009D7
C/C++/Java Escape
\u09d7
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Bengali