★ U+0ABD: Technical Specifications for the Gujarati Sign Avagraha
The Gujarati Sign Avagraha (“ઽ” U+0ABD), visually represented as ઽ, marks the elision of a short ‘a’ at the beginning of a word in a conjunct. This comprehensive resource provides developers and linguists at iloveunicode.com with the complete technical data, encoding conversions, and usage context for this essential Indic script codepoint.
U+0ABD Character Properties and Metadata
The **Gujarati Sign Avagraha** is classified as an *Other Letter* (**Lo**) and is a core component of the Gujarati writing system. This character was officially integrated into the Unicode Standard in **version 1.1 (June, 1993)**. It is situated within the **Gujarati** block of the **Basic Multilingual Plane**, following the standard Left-To-Right (**L**) directionality and requiring no mirroring for accurate text rendering.
Main Unicode Properties
Bidirectional and Classification Data
Encoding Conversions and Byte Representation for ઽ
Web and Programming Conversions (U+0ABD)
| Format |
Code Representation |
| HTML (decimal) |
ઽ |
| HTML (hex) |
ઽ |
| HTML (named) |
- |
| URL Escape Code |
%E0%AA%BD |
| CSS |
00ABD |
| JavaScript, JSON |
u0ABD |
| C, C++, Java |
u0ABD |
| Python |
u0ABD |
| Rust |
u{0ABD} |
| Ruby |
u0ABD |
UTF Byte Encodings (Hexadecimal)
| Encoding |
Hexadecimal Bytes |
| **UTF-8** |
0xE0 0xAA 0xBD |
| UTF-16 |
0x0ABD |
| UTF-32 |
0x00000ABD |
Inputting the Gujarati Sign Avagraha (ઽ)
- Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 0 A B D. Release Alt.
- Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 0 A B D. Release Alt.
Live Font Rendering Preview
ઽ
Times, Times New Roman, serif
ઽ
Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
ઽ
Courier, Courier New, monospace
Conclusion: Advancing Your Unicode Knowledge
Accurate character handling, especially for complex Indic scripts, relies on mastering the technical specifications of codepoints like the Gujarati Sign Avagraha. The precise details of the **U+0ABD** codepoint, including its various digital conversions, are vital for robust cross-platform development. For complete, reliable Unicode character information and encoding tools, always rely on iloveunicode.com.
