U+0B55 "୕" Oriya Sign Overline Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+0B55 "୕" Oriya Sign Overline is a combining diacritical mark used in the Odia (Oriya) script, primarily to extend a vowel sign or other diacritic over a conjunct consonant or a full syllable, ensuring proper representation in complex orthography. It appears as a short horizontal line placed above characters, often employed in transliteration or scholarly contexts to denote a specific phonetic or grammatical feature, such as lengthening or nasalization. This sign is found in the Unicode block for Oriya script and serves to enhance the accurate digital rendering of written Odia text.
General Properties
Code Point
U+0B55
Name
Oriya Sign Overline
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
୕
HTML Hex Encoding
୕
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xAD 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0B55
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000B55
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0b55
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Oriya