U+1163D "𑘽" Modi Sign Anusvara Unicode Character

U+1163D "𑘽" Modi Sign Anusvara is a diacritical mark used in the Modi script, a historical writing system once employed primarily for the Marathi language in the state of Maharashtra, India. This anusvara sign, which takes the form of a dot placed above a character, indicates nasalization of the preceding vowel, fundamentally altering its pronunciation by adding a nasal sound. As part of the Modi script's encoding in the Unicode Standard, this character helps preserve and digitally represent a significant part of India's linguistic heritage.