U+0A91 "ઑ" Gujarati Vowel Candra O Unicode Character

U+0A91 "ઑ" Gujarati Vowel Candra O is a distinct vowel sign in the Gujarati script used to represent the sound of a short or lengthened open-mid rounded vowel, often transliterated as "ô" or "ŏ." Unlike the more common vowel sign for "O" (ઓ), which uses a different diacritic, the Candra O character incorporates a crescent-shaped mark above the consonant it modifies, and it is specifically employed in the transcription of Sanskrit and other classical texts to denote a precise phonetic quality that standard Gujar script vowels do not always capture. This character is part of the Unicode block for Gujarati and is essential for accurate representation of certain loanwords and scholarly transliterations.