U+0A8D "ઍ" Gujarati Vowel Candra E Unicode Character

U+0A8D "ઍ" Gujarati Vowel Candra E is a dedicated code point for a specific vowel symbol used in the Gujarati script, representing the sound of the short 'e' vowel, often found in words from Sanskrit or other loan languages. It is classified as a vowel sign, meaning it typically appears as a diacritic mark attached to a consonant character to modify its inherent vowel sound. This character is part of the Gujarati block in the Unicode Standard, encoded at the hexadecimal value U+0A8D, and is distinct from the more common Gujarati vowel E, with Candra E being less frequent in modern usage but important for accurate phonetic transcription and scholarly text representation.