U+0ABD "ઽ" Gujarati Sign Avagraha Unicode Character

U+0ABD "ઽ" Gujarati Sign Avagraha is a diacritic mark used in the Gujarati script to indicate a type of elision or contraction, historically derived from the Sanskrit Avagraha symbol. It functions primarily in transliterations of Sanskrit and Prakrit texts, as well as in modern Gujarati poetry and phonetics, to show the deletion of a vowel sound at the end of one word when the next word begins with a vowel. This sign appears as a distinct grapheme that resembles a small curved tail or hook attached to the preceding character, and it plays a crucial role in preserving the intended meter and pronunciation of classical compositions.