U+0C3D "ఽ" Telugu Sign Avagraha Unicode Character

U+0C3D "ఽ" Telugu Sign Avagraha is a diacritical mark used in the Telugu script to indicate the elision or suppression of a vowel, typically the initial vowel of a word when it is contracted or omitted due to euphonic combination, such as in poetic or sandhi contexts. It resembles a small curved stroke placed above the line and functions similarly to the avagraha sign found in other Brahmi-derived scripts, signaling a phonetic shortening rather than representing an independent sound. In modern usage, it is primarily encountered in classical literature, religious texts, and formal linguistic transcriptions to preserve accurate pronunciation.