U+10A56 "𐩖" Kharoshthi Punctuation Danda Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+10A56 "𐩖" Kharoshthi Punctuation Danda is a script specific punctuation mark used in the ancient Kharoshthi writing system, which was employed in parts of Central and South Asia from around the 3rd century BCE to the 4th century CE. This character functions as a vertical stroke or bar that serves to mark the end of a sentence or clause, similar in purpose to a full stop or period in modern Latin scripts. It is part of the Kharoshthi block within Unicode, which was added to support the digital representation of this historic script and its associated texts, such as Buddhist manuscripts and inscriptions.
General Properties
Code Point
U+10A56
Name
Kharoshthi Punctuation Danda
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𐩖
HTML Hex Encoding
𐩖
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x90 0xA9 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD802 0xDE56
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00010A56
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud802\ude56
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Kharoshthi