This is the Unicode character SAURASHTRA SIGN VIRAMA, code point U+A8C4 (decimal 43204) in the Saurashtra block, added in Unicode 5.1. In HTML write ꣄, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes EA A3 84.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+A8C4 |
| Decimal | 43204 |
| UTF-8 bytes | EA A3 84 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | A8C4 |
| UTF-32 | 0000A8C4 |
| HTML decimal | ꣄ |
| HTML hex | ꣄ |
| CSS | \A8C4 |
| JavaScript | \uA8C4 |
| JSON | \uA8C4 |
| Python | \uA8C4 |
| Python by name | \N{SAURASHTRA SIGN VIRAMA} |
| Java, C# | \uA8C4 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{A8C4} |
| Go, C, C++ | \uA8C4 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %EA%A3%84 |
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 | SAURASHTRA SIGN VIRAMA |
| Code point | U+A8C4 (decimal 43204) |
| Block | Saurashtra (U+A880–U+A8DF) |
| General category | Mn: Non-spacing mark |
| Script | Saurashtra |
| Bidirectional class | NSM: Non-spacing mark |
| Combining class | 9 |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 5.1 |
Nearby in Saurashtra
- U+A8BC Saurashtra Vowel Sign Vocalic L
- U+A8BD Saurashtra Vowel Sign Vocalic Ll
- U+A8BE Saurashtra Vowel Sign E
- U+A8BF Saurashtra Vowel Sign Ee
- U+A8C0 Saurashtra Vowel Sign Ai
- U+A8C1 Saurashtra Vowel Sign O
- U+A8C2 Saurashtra Vowel Sign Oo
- U+A8C3 Saurashtra Vowel Sign Au
- U+A8C5 Saurashtra Sign Candrabindu
- ꣎ U+A8CE Saurashtra Danda
- ꣏ U+A8CF Saurashtra Double Danda
- ꣐ U+A8D0 Saurashtra Digit Zero
- ꣑ U+A8D1 Saurashtra Digit One
- ꣒ U+A8D2 Saurashtra Digit Two
- ꣓ U+A8D3 Saurashtra Digit Three
- ꣔ U+A8D4 Saurashtra Digit Four
All 82 characters: Saurashtra.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for SAURASHTRA SIGN VIRAMA?
- Use ꣄ (decimal) or ꣄ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+A8C4?
- EA A3 84 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %EA%A3%84.
- How do I write U+A8C4 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \uA8C4. Python: \uA8C4.
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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