U (Indic)

Letter "U" in Indic scripts

Example glyphs
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Cognates
Hebrew| ו
Greek| Ϝ (Ϛ), Υ (Ȣ)
Latin| F, V, U, W, Y, Ⅎ
Cyrillic| Ѕ, У (Ꙋ), Ѵ, Ю
Properties
Phonemic representation| /u/ /ʊ/
IAST transliteration| ū Ū
ISCII code point| A8 (168)

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Indic letters

Consonants
|  Ka|  Ca|  Ṭa|  Ta|  Pa|  Ya|  Śa

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Kha|  Cha|  Ṭha|  Tha|  Pha|  Ra|  Ṣa
Ga|  Ja|  Ḍa|  Da|  Ba|  La|  Sa
Gha|  Jha|  Ḍha|  Dha|  Bha|  Va|  Ha
Ṅa|  Ña|  Ṇa|  Na|  Ma| |
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Vowels
|  A|  I|  U|  Ṛ|  Ḷ|  E|  O

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Ā|  Ī|  Ū|  Ṝ|  Ḹ|  Ai|  Au
Other marks

* Chandrabindu
* Anusvara
* Visarga
* Virama
* Nuqta
* Avagraha

Punctuation

* Daṇḍa

* v
* t
* e

U is a vowel of Indic abugidas. In modern Indic scripts, U is derived from the early "Ashoka" Brahmi letter  after having gone through the Gupta letter . As an Indic vowel, U comes in two normally distinct forms: 1) as an independent letter, and 2) as a vowel sign for modifying a base consonant. Bare consonants without a modifying vowel sign have the inherent "A" vowel.

## Āryabhaṭa numeration

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Further information: Āryabhaṭa numeration

Aryabhata used Devanagari letters for numbers, very similar to the Greek numerals, even after the invention of Indian numerals. The उ sign ु was used to modify a consonant's value ×104, but the vowel letter did not have an inherent value by itself.[1]

## Historic U

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There are three different general early historic scripts - Brahmi and its variants, Kharoṣṭhī, and Tocharian, the so-called slanting Brahmi. U as found in standard Brahmi,  was a simple geometric shape, with variations toward more flowing forms by the Gupta . Like all Brahmic scripts, Tocharian U  has an accompanying vowel mark for modifying a base consonant. In Kharoṣṭhī, the only independent vowel letter is for the inherent A. All other independent vowels, including U are indicated with vowel marks added to the letter A.

### Brahmi U

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The Brahmi letter U , is probably derived from the altered Aramaic Waw , and is thus related to the modern Latin F, V, U, W, Y and Greek Upsilon.[2] Several identifiable styles of writing the Brahmi U can be found, most associated with a specific set of inscriptions from an artifact or diverse records from an historic period.[3] As the earliest and most geometric style of Brahmi, the letters found on the Edicts of Ashoka and other records from around that time are normally the reference form for Brahmi letters, with vowel marks not attested until later forms of Brahmi back-formed to match the geometric writing style.

Brahmi U historic forms  Ashoka
(3rd-1st c. BCE) | Girnar
(~150 BCE) | Kushana
(~150-250 CE) | Gujarat
(~250 CE) | Gupta
(~350 CE)

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### Tocharian U

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The Tocharian letter  is derived from the Brahmi . Unlike some of the consonants, Tocharian vowels do not have a Fremdzeichen form.

Tocharian consonants with U vowel marks  Ku | Khu | Gu | Ghu | Cu | Chu | Ju | Jhu | Nyu | Ṭu | Ṭhu | Ḍu | Ḍhu | Ṇu

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Tu | Thu | Du | Dhu | Nu | Pu | Phu | Bu | Bhu | Mu | Yu | Ru | Lu | Vu
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### Kharoṣṭhī U

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The Kharoṣṭhī letter U is indicated with the vowel mark . As an independent vowel, U is indicated by adding the vowel marks to the independent vowel letter A .

## Devanagari U

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Devanagari independent U and U vowel sign.

U (उ) is a vowel of the Devanagari abugida. It ultimately arose from the Brahmi letter , after having gone through the Gupta letter . Letters that derive from it are the Gujarati letter ઉ, and the Modi letter 𑘄.

### Devanagari-using languages

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The Devanagari script is used to write the Hindi language, Sanskrit and the majority of Indo-Aryan languages. In most of these languages, उ is pronounced as [u]. Like all Indic scripts, Devanagari vowels come in two forms: an independent vowel form for syllables that begin with a vowel sound, and a vowel sign attached to base consonant to override the inherent /ə/ vowel.

## Bengali U

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Bengali independent U and U vowel sign.

U (উ) is a vowel of the Bengali abugida. It is derived from the Siddhaṃ letter , and is marked by a similar horizontal head line, but less geometric shape, than its Devanagari counterpart, उ.

### Bengali script-using languages

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The Bengali script is used to write several languages of eastern India, notably the Bengali language and Assamese. In most languages, উ is pronounced as [u]. Like all Indic scripts, Bengali vowels come in two forms: an independent vowel form for syllables that begin with a vowel sound, and a vowel sign attached to base consonant to override the inherent /ɔ/ vowel.

## Gujarati U

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Gujarati independent U and U vowel sign.

U (ઉ) is a vowel of the Gujarati abugida. It is derived from the Devanagari U , and ultimately the Brahmi letter .

### Gujarati-using languages

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The Gujarati script is used to write the Gujarati and Kutchi languages. In both languages, ઉ is pronounced as [u]. Like all Indic scripts, Gujarati vowels come in two forms: an independent vowel form for syllables that begin with a vowel sound, and a vowel sign attached to base consonant to override the inherent /ə/ vowel. In addition to the standard vowel sign, U forms a unique ligature when combined with the consonant R:

* ર (r) + ઉ (u) gives the ligature ru:

## Javanese U

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## Telugu U

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Telugu independent vowel and vowel sign U.

U (ఉ) is a vowel of the Telugu abugida. It ultimately arose from the Brahmi letter . It is closely related to the Kannada letter ಉ. Like in other Indic scripts, Telugu vowels have two forms: and independent letter for word and syllable-initial vowel sounds, and a vowel sign for changing the inherent "a" of Telugu consonant letters. Vowel signs in Telugu can interact with a base consonant in one of three ways: 1) the vowel sign touches or sits adjacent to the base consonant without modifying the shape of either 2) the vowel sign sits directly above the consonant, replacing its v-shaped headline, 3) the vowel sign and consonant interact, forming a ligature.

Telugu U vowel sign on క, ఖ, గ, ఘ & ఙ: Ku, Khu, Gu, Ghu and Ngu. As a right-side attaching vowel mark, it does not alter the shape of the underlying consonant, although there are variants of the vowel mark that attach in different ways.

## Malayalam U

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Malayalam independent vowel and vowel sign U.

U (ഉ) is a vowel of the Malayalam abugida. It ultimately arose from the Brahmi letter , via the Grantha letter  u. Like in other Indic scripts, Malayalam vowels have two forms: an independent letter for word and syllable-initial vowel sounds, and a vowel sign for changing the inherent "a" of consonant letters. Vowel signs in Malayalam usually sit adjacent to its base consonant - below, to the left, right, or both left and right, but are always pronounced after the consonant sound. Some vowel signs, such as U, can also form a ligature with some consonants, although this is much more common in old-style paḻaya lipi texts than in the modern reformed paḻaya lipi orthography.

Malayalam U vowel sign on ക, ഖ, ഗ, ഘ, & ങ: Ku, Khu, Gu, Ghu and Ngu in paḻaya lipi.

## Odia U

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Odia independent vowel and vowel sign U.

U (ଉ) is a vowel of the Odia abugida. It ultimately arose from the Brahmi letter , via the Siddhaṃ letter  u. Like in other Indic scripts, Odia vowels have two forms: an independent letter for word and syllable-initial vowel sounds, and a vowel sign for changing the inherent "a" of consonant letters. Vowel signs in Odia usually sit adjacent to its base consonant - below, to the left, right, or both left and right, but are always pronounced after the consonant sound. No base consonants are altered in form when adding a vowel sign, and there are no consonant+vowel ligatures in Odia.

## Kaithi U

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Kaithi independent vowel and vowel sign U.

U (𑂇) is a vowel of the Kaithi abugida. It ultimately arose from the Brahmi letter , via the Siddhaṃ letter  U. Like in other Indic scripts, Kaithi vowels have two forms: an independent letter for word and syllable-initial vowel sounds, and a vowel sign for changing the inherent "a" of consonant letters. Vowel signs in Kaithi usually sit adjacent to its base consonant - below, to the left, right, or both left and right, but are always pronounced after the consonant sound. No base consonants are altered in form when adding a vowel sign, and there are no consonant+vowel ligatures in Kaithi.

## Tirhuta U

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Tirhuta independent vowel and vowel sign U.

U (𑒅) is a vowel of the Tirhuta abugida. It ultimately arose from the Brahmi letter , via the Siddhaṃ letter  U. Like in other Indic scripts, Tirhuta vowels have two forms: an independent letter for word and syllable-initial vowel sounds, and a vowel sign for changing the inherent "a" of consonant letters. Vowel signs in Tirhuta usually sit adjacent to its base consonant - below, to the left, right, or both left and right, but are always pronounced after the consonant sound. Several consonants are altered in form when adding the U vowel mark, unlike most Tirhuta vowels.

### Conjuncts of 𑒅

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As is common in Indic scripts, Tirhuta joins letters together to form ligatures and conjuncts. Unlike most Indic scripts, Tirhuta not only has ligatures and conjuncts of consonant clusters, but also forms ligatures of consonants + vowel marks. U (𑒅) is one of the vowels that form ligatures with some consonants.

* 𑒦୍ (bʰ) + 𑒅 (u) gives the ligature bʰu:

* 𑒡୍ (dʱ) + 𑒅 (u) gives the ligature dʱu:

* 𑒠୍ (d) + 𑒅 (u) gives the ligature du:

* 𑒑୍ (g) + 𑒅 (u) gives the ligature gu:

* 𑒯୍ (h) + 𑒅 (u) gives the ligature hu:

* 𑒖୍ (j) + 𑒅 (u) gives the ligature ju:

* 𑒏୍ (k) + 𑒅 (u) gives the ligature ku:

* 𑒪୍ (l) + 𑒅 (u) gives the ligature lu:

* 𑒧୍ (m) + 𑒅 (u) gives the ligature mu:

* 𑒝୍ (ṇ) + 𑒅 (u) gives the ligature ṇu:

* 𑒢୍ (n) + 𑒅 (u) gives the ligature nu:

* 𑒣୍ (p) + 𑒅 (u) gives the ligature pu:

* 𑒩୍ (r) + 𑒅 (u) gives the ligature ru:

* 𑒬୍ (ʃ) + 𑒅 (u) gives the ligature ʃu:

* 𑒭୍ (ṣ) + 𑒅 (u) gives the ligature ṣu:

* 𑒮୍ (s) + 𑒅 (u) gives the ligature su:

* 𑒞୍ (t) + 𑒅 (u) gives the ligature tu:

* 𑒨୍ (y) + 𑒅 (u) gives the ligature yu:

## Comparison of U

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The various Indic scripts are generally related to each other through adaptation and borrowing, and as such the glyphs for cognate letters, including U, are related as well.

Comparison of U in different scripts

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𐨂| | | | | | Ashoka Brahmi
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𑰄| | Siddhaṃ
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𑌉| | Cham
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උ| | | Pyu /
Old Mon[c]
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Tibetan
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𑐄| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ahom
𑜤| | | Malayalam
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ఉ| | | Burmese
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Lepcha
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ꢆ| | Dives Akuru
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ಉ| | Kayah Li
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Limbu
ᤢ| | | | | Soyombo[d]
𑩓| | | | | | | | | | | | | Khmer
ឧ / ុ| | Tamil
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𑄅| | | Tai Tham
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Meitei Mayek
ꯨ| | | | | Gaudi
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𑲲| | | | | Tirhuta
𑒅| | | | | | | | | | New Tai Lue
ᦳ| | Tai Viet
ꪴ| | Aksara Kawi

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ꡟ| | | Odia
ଉ| | | | Sharada
𑆇| | Rejang
ꥈ| | | Batak
ᯥ| | | Buginese

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Zanabazar Square
𑨃| | | | | Bengali-Assamese
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𑚄| | | | Javanese
ꦈ| | | Balinese
ᬉ| | Makasar

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Hangul[e]
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-| | Dogri
𑠄| | Laṇḍā
-| | | Sundanese
ᮅ| | Baybayin

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𑘄| | Gujarati
ઉ| | | | | Khojki
𑈃| | | Khudabadi
𑊴| | | Mahajani
𑅒| | | Tagbanwa

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𑦤| | Kaithi
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ਉ| | Multani
𑊂| | | | Buhid

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Canadian Syllabics[f]
-| | Soyombo[g]
𑩓| | Sylheti Nagari
ꠃ| | Gunjala Gondi
𑵤| | | Masaram Gondi[h]
𑴄| | | Hanuno'o

Notes

1. ^ The middle "Kushana" form of Brahmi is a later style that emerged as Brahmi scripts were beginning to proliferate. Gupta Brahmi was definitely a stylistic descendant from Kushana, but other Brahmi-derived scripts may have descended from earlier forms.
2. ^ Tocharian is probably derived from the middle period "Kushana" form of Brahmi, although artifacts from that time are not plentiful enough to establish a definite succession.
3. ^ Pyu and Old Mon are probably the precursors of the Burmese script, and may be derived from either the Pallava or Kadamba script
4. ^ May also be derived from Devangari (see bottom left of table)
5. ^ The Origin of Hangul from 'Phags-pa is one of limited influence, inspiring at most a few basic letter shapes. Hangul does not function as an Indic abugida.
6. ^ Although the basic letter forms of the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics were derived from handwritten Devanagari letters, this abugida indicates vowel sounds by rotations of the letter form, rather than the use of vowel diacritics as is standard in Indic abugidas.
7. ^ May also be derived from Ranjana (see above)
8. ^ Masaram Gondi acts as an Indic abugida, but its letterforms were not derived from any single precursor script.

## Character encodings of U

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Most Indic scripts are encoded in the Unicode Standard, and as such the letter U in those scripts can be represented in plain text with unique codepoint. U from several modern-use scripts can also be found in legacy encodings, such as ISCII.

Character information  Preview |  |  |  | ఉ | ଉ | ಉ | ഉ | ઉ | ਉ

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Unicode name  | DEVANAGARI LETTER U  | BENGALI LETTER U  | TAMIL LETTER U  | TELUGU LETTER U  | ORIYA LETTER U  | KANNADA LETTER U  | MALAYALAM LETTER U  | GUJARATI LETTER U  | GURMUKHI LETTER U
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex
Unicode | 2313 | U+0909 | 2441 | U+0989 | 2953 | U+0B89 | 3081 | U+0C09 | 2825 | U+0B09 | 3209 | U+0C89 | 3337 | U+0D09 | 2697 | U+0A89 | 2569 | U+0A09
UTF-8 | 224 164 137 | E0 A4 89 | 224 166 137 | E0 A6 89 | 224 174 137 | E0 AE 89 | 224 176 137 | E0 B0 89 | 224 172 137 | E0 AC 89 | 224 178 137 | E0 B2 89 | 224 180 137 | E0 B4 89 | 224 170 137 | E0 AA 89 | 224 168 137 | E0 A8 89
Numeric character reference | &#2313; | &#x909; | &#2441; | &#x989; | &#2953; | &#xB89; | &#3081; | &#xC09; | &#2825; | &#xB09; | &#3209; | &#xC89; | &#3337; | &#xD09; | &#2697; | &#xA89; | &#2569; | &#xA09;
ISCII | 168 | A8 | 168 | A8 | 168 | A8 | 168 | A8 | 168 | A8 | 168 | A8 | 168 | A8 | 168 | A8 | 168 | A8

Character information  Preview |

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Unicode name  | BRAHMI LETTER U  | SIDDHAM LETTER U  | GRANTHA LETTER U
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex
Unicode | 69641 | U+11009 | 71044 | U+11584 | 70409 | U+11309
UTF-8 | 240 145 128 137 | F0 91 80 89 | 240 145 150 132 | F0 91 96 84 | 240 145 140 137 | F0 91 8C 89
UTF-16 | 55300 56329 | D804 DC09 | 55301 56708 | D805 DD84 | 55300 57097 | D804 DF09
Numeric character reference | &#69641; | &#x11009; | &#71044; | &#x11584; | &#70409; | &#x11309;

Character information  Preview | ꡟ | 𑐄 | 𑰄 | 𑆇

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Unicode name  | PHAGS-PA LETTER U  | NEWA LETTER U  | BHAIKSUKI LETTER U  | SHARADA LETTER U
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex
Unicode | 43103 | U+A85F | 70660 | U+11404 | 72708 | U+11C04 | 70023 | U+11187
UTF-8 | 234 161 159 | EA A1 9F | 240 145 144 132 | F0 91 90 84 | 240 145 176 132 | F0 91 B0 84 | 240 145 134 135 | F0 91 86 87
UTF-16 | 43103 | A85F | 55301 56324 | D805 DC04 | 55303 56324 | D807 DC04 | 55300 56711 | D804 DD87
Numeric character reference | &#43103; | &#xA85F; | &#70660; | &#x11404; | &#72708; | &#x11C04; | &#70023; | &#x11187;

Character information  Preview | ဥ | ᩏ

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Unicode name  | MYANMAR LETTER U  | TAI THAM LETTER U
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex
Unicode | 4133 | U+1025 | 6735 | U+1A4F
UTF-8 | 225 128 165 | E1 80 A5 | 225 169 143 | E1 A9 8F
Numeric character reference | &#4133; | &#x1025; | &#6735; | &#x1A4F;

Character information  Preview | ឧ

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Unicode name  | KHMER INDEPENDENT VOWEL QU
Encodings | decimal | hex
Unicode | 6055 | U+17A7
UTF-8 | 225 158 167 | E1 9E A7
Numeric character reference | &#6055; | &#x17A7;

Character information  Preview | උ | 𑄅 | ᥧ | 𑤄 | ꢆ | ꨂ

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Unicode name  | SINHALA LETTER UYANNA  | CHAKMA LETTER U  | TAI LE LETTER U  | DIVES AKURU LETTER U  | SAURASHTRA LETTER U  | CHAM LETTER U
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex
Unicode | 3467 | U+0D8B | 69893 | U+11105 | 6503 | U+1967 | 71940 | U+11904 | 43142 | U+A886 | 43522 | U+AA02
UTF-8 | 224 182 139 | E0 B6 8B | 240 145 132 133 | F0 91 84 85 | 225 165 167 | E1 A5 A7 | 240 145 164 132 | F0 91 A4 84 | 234 162 134 | EA A2 86 | 234 168 130 | EA A8 82
UTF-16 | 3467 | 0D8B | 55300 56581 | D804 DD05 | 6503 | 1967 | 55302 56580 | D806 DD04 | 43142 | A886 | 43522 | AA02
Numeric character reference | &#3467; | &#xD8B; | &#69893; | &#x11105; | &#6503; | &#x1967; | &#71940; | &#x11904; | &#43142; | &#xA886; | &#43522; | &#xAA02;

Character information  Preview | 𑘄 | 𑦤 | 𑩓 | ꠃ | 𑵤 |

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Unicode name  | MODI LETTER U  | NANDINAGARI LETTER U  | SOYOMBO VOWEL SIGN U  | SYLOTI NAGRI LETTER U  | GUNJALA GONDI LETTER U  | KAITHI LETTER U
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex
Unicode | 71172 | U+11604 | 72100 | U+119A4 | 72275 | U+11A53 | 43011 | U+A803 | 73060 | U+11D64 | 69767 | U+11087
UTF-8 | 240 145 152 132 | F0 91 98 84 | 240 145 166 164 | F0 91 A6 A4 | 240 145 169 147 | F0 91 A9 93 | 234 160 131 | EA A0 83 | 240 145 181 164 | F0 91 B5 A4 | 240 145 130 135 | F0 91 82 87
UTF-16 | 55301 56836 | D805 DE04 | 55302 56740 | D806 DDA4 | 55302 56915 | D806 DE53 | 43011 | A803 | 55303 56676 | D807 DD64 | 55300 56455 | D804 DC87
Numeric character reference | &#71172; | &#x11604; | &#72100; | &#x119A4; | &#72275; | &#x11A53; | &#43011; | &#xA803; | &#73060; | &#x11D64; | &#69767; | &#x11087;

Character information  Preview | 𑒅

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Unicode name  | TIRHUTA LETTER U
Encodings | decimal | hex
Unicode | 70789 | U+11485
UTF-8 | 240 145 146 133 | F0 91 92 85
UTF-16 | 55301 56453 | D805 DC85
Numeric character reference | &#70789; | &#x11485;

Character information  Preview | 𑚄 | 𑠄 | 𑈃 | 𑊴 | 𑅒 | 𑊂

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Unicode name  | TAKRI LETTER U  | DOGRA LETTER U  | KHOJKI LETTER U  | KHUDAWADI LETTER U  | MAHAJANI LETTER U  | MULTANI LETTER U
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex
Unicode | 71300 | U+11684 | 71684 | U+11804 | 70147 | U+11203 | 70324 | U+112B4 | 69970 | U+11152 | 70274 | U+11282
UTF-8 | 240 145 154 132 | F0 91 9A 84 | 240 145 160 132 | F0 91 A0 84 | 240 145 136 131 | F0 91 88 83 | 240 145 138 180 | F0 91 8A B4 | 240 145 133 146 | F0 91 85 92 | 240 145 138 130 | F0 91 8A 82
UTF-16 | 55301 56964 | D805 DE84 | 55302 56324 | D806 DC04 | 55300 56835 | D804 DE03 | 55300 57012 | D804 DEB4 | 55300 56658 | D804 DD52 | 55300 56962 | D804 DE82
Numeric character reference | &#71300; | &#x11684; | &#71684; | &#x11804; | &#70147; | &#x11203; | &#70324; | &#x112B4; | &#69970; | &#x11152; | &#70274; | &#x11282;

Character information  Preview | ᬉ | ᯥ | ꦈ | ᮅ

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Unicode name  | BALINESE LETTER UKARA  | BATAK LETTER U  | JAVANESE LETTER U  | SUNDANESE LETTER U
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex
Unicode | 6921 | U+1B09 | 7141 | U+1BE5 | 43400 | U+A988 | 7045 | U+1B85
UTF-8 | 225 172 137 | E1 AC 89 | 225 175 165 | E1 AF A5 | 234 166 136 | EA A6 88 | 225 174 133 | E1 AE 85
Numeric character reference | &#6921; | &#x1B09; | &#7141; | &#x1BE5; | &#43400; | &#xA988; | &#7045; | &#x1B85;

Character information  Preview | ᜂ | ᝢ | ᝂ | ᜢ | 𑴄

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Unicode name  | TAGALOG LETTER U  | TAGBANWA LETTER U  | BUHID LETTER U  | HANUNOO LETTER U  | MASARAM GONDI LETTER U
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex
Unicode | 5890 | U+1702 | 5986 | U+1762 | 5954 | U+1742 | 5922 | U+1722 | 72964 | U+11D04
UTF-8 | 225 156 130 | E1 9C 82 | 225 157 162 | E1 9D A2 | 225 157 130 | E1 9D 82 | 225 156 162 | E1 9C A2 | 240 145 180 132 | F0 91 B4 84
UTF-16 | 5890 | 1702 | 5986 | 1762 | 5954 | 1742 | 5922 | 1722 | 55303 56580 | D807 DD04
Numeric character reference | &#5890; | &#x1702; | &#5986; | &#x1762; | &#5954; | &#x1742; | &#5922; | &#x1722; | &#72964; | &#x11D04;

## References

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1. ^ Ifrah, Georges (2000). The Universal History of Numbers. From Prehistory to the Invention of the Computer. New York: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 447–450. ISBN 0-471-39340-1.
2. ^ Bühler, Georg (1898). "On the Origin of the Indian Brahmi Alphabet". archive.org. Karl J. Trübner. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
3. ^ Asiatic Society of Bengal (1838). Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Princeton Theological Seminary Library. Calcutta : Printed at the Baptist Mission Press [etc.]

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Devanāgarī

* Abugida
* Brahmic scripts
* Inherent vowel

Languages|

* Hindi
* Marathi
* Nepali
* Konkani
* Maithili
* Sindhi
* Bodo
* Pali
* Prakrit
* Sanskrit and more

Transliteration|

* IAST
* Hunterian
* National Library at Kolkata
* ISO 15919
* Harvard-Kyoto
* ITRANS
* Velthuis
* SLP1
* WX notation
* (ISCII)

Vowels and
syllabic consonants|

|  अ a|  ॲ æ|  ऄ|  आ (का) ā| | |

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इ (कि) i| | |  ई (की) ī| | |
उ (कु) u| | |  ऊ (कू) ū|  ॶ (कॖ)|  ॷ (कॗ)|
ऋ (कृ) r̥| | |  ॠ (कॄ) r̥̄| | |
ऌ (कॢ) l̥| | |  ॡ (कॣ) l̥̄| | |
ए (के) ē|  ऍ (कॅ) ê|  ऎ (कॆ) e|  ऐ (कै) ai|  (कॕ)|  (कॎ)|
ओ (को) ō|  ऑ (कॉ) ô|  ऒ (कॊ) o|  औ (कौ) au|  ॳ (कऺ)|  ॴ (कऻ)|  ॵ (कॏ)

* Schwa deletion in Indo-Aryan languages

Consonants|

|  क k|  क़ q| | |  ख kh|  ख़ k̲h̲| | |  ग g|  ग़ ġ|  ॻ gg| |  घ gh| |  ङ ṅ|

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च c| | | |  छ ch| | | |  ज j|  ज़ z|  ॼ jj|  ॹ ž|  झ jh|  झ़ zh|  ञ ñ|
ट ṭ| | | |  ठ ṭh| | | |  ड ḍ|  ड़ ṛ|  ॾ ḍḍ|  ॸ ḍ|  ढ ḍh|  ढ़ ṛh|  ण ṇ|
त t| | | |  थ th| | | |  द d| | | |  ध dh| |  न n|  ऩ ṉ
प p| | | |  फ ph|  फ़ f| | |  ब b| |  ॿ bb| |  भ bh| |  म m|
य y|  य़ ẏ| |  ॺ|  र r|  ऱ ṟ|  ळ ḷ|  ऴ ḻ|  ल l| | | |  व v| | |
श ś| | | |  ष ṣ| | | |  स s| | | |  ह h| | |  ॽ
* Consonant conjuncts

Diacritics,
punctuation
and other symbols|

|  अं ṁ (anusvāra)|  अः ḥ (visarga)|  अँ m̐ (candrabindu)|  अऀ (inverted candrabindu)|  ऽ ’ (avagraha)

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क़ (nuqta)|  क् (virāma)|  ३ 3 (pluta)|  ᳵ ẖ (jihvāmūlīya)|  ᳶ ḫ (upadhmānīya)
अ॑ ` (svarita)|  अ॒ (anudātta)|  अ॓ (grave)|  अ॔ (acute)|  ॐ aum̐
। (daṇḍa)|  ॥ (double daṇḍa)|  ॰ (lāghava cihna)|  ॱ (high spacing dot)|  ₹ INR (Indian rupee sign)
* Devanagari (Unicode block)
* Devanagari Extended
* Devanagari Extended-A
* Vedic Extensions
* Devanagari Braille

Numerals|

|  ० 0|  १ 1|  २ 2|  ३ 3|  ४ 4|  ५ 5|  ६ 6|  ७ 7|  ८ 8|  ९ 9

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* Āryabhaṭa numeration
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* Bhūtasaṃkhyā system
* Kaṭapayādi system
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