U+11302 "𑌂" Grantha Sign Anusvara Unicode Character

U+11302 "𑌂" Grantha Sign Anusvara is a diacritical mark used in the Grantha script, an ancient South Indian writing system historically employed for writing Sanskrit, Tamil, and Manipravalam texts. This character represents a nasalization symbol, known as an anusvara, which indicates that the preceding vowel sound is pronounced with a nasal resonance, similar to the anusvara found in other Brahmic scripts such as Devanagari. In Grantha, the sign appears as a dot placed above the consonant or vowel it modifies, and it serves a phonetic function by altering the articulation of a syllable. Primarily encountered in scholarly editions of classical Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist manuscripts, the Grantha Sign Anusvara helps preserve the correct pronunciation and textual integrity of sacred and literary works.