U+0C02 "ం" Telugu Sign Anusvara Unicode Character

U+0C02 "ం" Telugu Sign Anusvara is a combining diacritical mark used in the Telugu script to represent the anusvara, a nasalization sound that typically occurs before a consonant in a syllable. This character appears as a small circle placed above or attached to a base character, indicating that the preceding vowel or consonant is pronounced with a nasal quality. It is an essential part of Telugu orthography, appearing in words to denote a nasal stop, such as when representing Sanskrit loanwords or native Telugu terms. The anusvara functions as a modifier for syllable structure rather than an independent letter, and its correct placement is crucial for accurate phonetics and spelling in the Telugu writing system.