U+1CF7 "᳷" Vedic Sign Atikrama Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1CF7 "᳷" Vedic Sign Atikrama is a diacritical mark used in the ancient Indian texts known as the Vedas, specifically to indicate the phonetic phenomenon of "overstepping" or "transgression" where a syllable's duration or pitch is extended beyond its normal measure during recitation. This sign belongs to the Vedic Extensions block of Unicode and is applied to characters in Sanskrit manuscripts to preserve the precise oral tradition of chanting, ensuring that the sacred sounds and tonal accents, such as the svarita or udatta, are correctly maintained.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1CF7
Name
Vedic Sign Atikrama
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
᳷
HTML Hex Encoding
᳷
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0xB3 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1CF7
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001CF7
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1cf7
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Bengali