U+1CEA "ᳪ" Vedic Sign Anusvara Bahirgomukha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1CEA "ᳪ" Vedic Sign Anusvara Bahirgomukha is a diacritical mark used in the Vedic Sanskrit tradition to indicate a specific phonetic nuance in the chanting of sacred texts. It represents an anusvara, a type of nasalization, that is pronounced with the mouth directed outward, as suggested by the term "Bahirgomukha" which means "outward facing mouth." This sign is part of the Vedic Extensions block and is typically combined with a base character to modify its pronunciation, ensuring the precise recitation required for preserving the oral heritage of the Vedas.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1CEA
Name
Vedic Sign Anusvara Bahirgomukha
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᳪ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᳪ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0xB3 0xAA
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1CEA
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001CEA
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1cea
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Bengali Devanagari Sharada