U+0A02 "ਂ" Gurmukhi Sign Bindi Unicode Character

U+0A02 "ਂ" Gurmukhi Sign Bindi is a diacritical mark used in the Gurmukhi script, primarily employed in the Punjabi language, to indicate nasalization of a vowel or to mark the anusvara sound, a nasal consonant that follows a vowel. It appears as a small dot above the character it modifies, functioning similarly to the bindi in other Indic scripts, and is essential for correct pronunciation and meaning in written Punjabi, distinguishing words that would otherwise be homophones. Unlike the unrelated period-like full stop sign in Gurmukhi, this bindi specifically alters the phonetic value of syllables, making it a critical component of the script’s orthographic system.