U+1CE7 "᳧" Vedic Sign Visarga Udatta with Tail Unicode Character

U+1CE7 "᳧" Vedic Sign Visarga Udatta with Tail is a combining diacritical mark used in the Vedic Sanskrit textual tradition to indicate a specific tonal and phonetic variation of the standard visarga (ḥ). It denotes a visarga that carries the udātta, or high-pitched accent, and is distinguished by a small downward tail attached to the right side of the visarga's two dots. This sign appears in ancient manuscripts and modern scholarly editions of liturgical and grammatical texts, where precise accentuation is crucial for correct recitation and semantic interpretation. Its encoding allows digital preservation of such nuanced scriptural details, which are vital for the accurate study and performance of Vedic chants.