U+0C85 "ಅ" Kannada Letter A Unicode Character

U+0C85 "ಅ" Kannada Letter A is the first letter of the Kannada script, representing the inherent vowel sound /a/ as in the English word "about." It functions as an independent vowel used at the beginning of syllables, and it also serves as the base form for vowel signs when combined with consonants. In the Unicode standard, this character belongs to the Kannada block, which encodes the writing system of the Kannada language primarily spoken in the Indian state of Karnataka.