U+0ACD "્" Gujarati Sign Virama Unicode Character

U+0ACD "્" Gujarati Sign Virama is a combining diacritical mark used in the Gujarati script to indicate the suppression of the inherent vowel attached to a consonant letter, thereby creating a conjunct consonant or a half-form. It appears as a small diagonal stroke placed beneath a consonant character, and its function is essential for writing complex syllables and forming stacked consonant clusters in Gujarati orthography. This virama does not produce an audible sound itself but modifies the phonetic output of the consonant it follows, making it a crucial element for accurate text rendering in digital and printed Gujarati.