U+11D45 "𑵅" Masaram Gondi Virama Unicode Character

U+11D45 "𑵅" Masaram Gondi Virama is a combining mark used in the Masaram Gondi script, which was created in the 20th century to write the Gondi language of central India. This virama functions as a vowel killer, meaning that when it is placed after a consonant character, it suppresses the inherent vowel that normally follows that consonant in the script, thereby forming a pure consonant or a conjunct cluster. Unlike many other Indic scripts, the Masaram Gondi virama is written as a visible diacritical mark below the consonant, rather than as an invisible or halant character, and it plays a crucial role in accurately representing the phonetics of the Gondi language in written form.