This is the Unicode character BENGALI SIGN VISARGA, code point U+0983 (decimal 2435) in the Bengali block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ঃ, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E0 A6 83.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+0983 |
| Decimal | 2435 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E0 A6 83 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 0983 |
| UTF-32 | 00000983 |
| HTML decimal | ঃ |
| HTML hex | ঃ |
| CSS | \983 |
| JavaScript | \u0983 |
| JSON | \u0983 |
| Python | \u0983 |
| Python by name | \N{BENGALI SIGN VISARGA} |
| Java, C# | \u0983 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{983} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u0983 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E0%A6%83 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | BENGALI SIGN VISARGA |
| Code point | U+0983 (decimal 2435) |
| Block | Bengali (U+0980–U+09FF) |
| General category | Mc: Spacing mark |
| Script | Bengali |
| Bidirectional class | L: Left-to-right |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Nearby in Bengali
- ঀ U+0980 Bengali Anji
- U+0981 Bengali Sign Candrabindu
- U+0982 Bengali Sign Anusvara
- অ U+0985 Bengali Letter A
- আ U+0986 Bengali Letter Aa
- ই U+0987 Bengali Letter I
- ঈ U+0988 Bengali Letter Ii
- উ U+0989 Bengali Letter U
- ঊ U+098A Bengali Letter Uu
- ঋ U+098B Bengali Letter Vocalic R
- ঌ U+098C Bengali Letter Vocalic L
All 96 characters: Bengali.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for BENGALI SIGN VISARGA?
- Use ঃ (decimal) or ঃ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+0983?
- E0 A6 83 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E0%A6%83.
- How do I write U+0983 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u0983. Python: \u0983.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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