Visarga: the Devanagari sign U+0903

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DEVANAGARI SIGN VISARGA

Exact sequence: ः

U+0903

Properties: Mc; CCC 0
HTML: ः
Word Alt+X: 0903
Normalization: NFC: U+0903; NFD: U+0903; NFKC: U+0903; NFKD: U+0903

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Devanagari visarga U+0903 is the two-dot sign in a sequence such as कः. Although it resembles a colon, it belongs to the script's sound notation rather than ordinary punctuation. [4], [6]

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DEVANAGARI LETTER KA + DEVANAGARI SIGN VISARGA

Exact sequence: कः

U+0915 U+0903

Uses and scope

Unicode describes visarga with the Devanagari signs used in Sanskrit and related writing traditions. Its detailed realization is language- and context-dependent. This reference confines its examples to Devanagari instead of treating every visually similar sign in an Indic script as the same character. [6]

Similar shapes, different characters

ASCII colon U+003A has a different identity and category. Visarga is a spacing combining mark, showing why 'combining' does not always mean a zero-width accent above a letter. It follows the base in the stored sequence. An ordinary colon substituted after a consonant will not normalize to visarga. [1], [2], [6]

Typing and text forms

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The records include listed signs and encoded letters whose canonical decomposition contains one of this page's combining signs. This Unicode relationship does not prove membership in the languages discussed above. [1], [2]

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Usage statements link to the authority that supports their scope. Character names, categories, combining classes and normalization results come from the pinned Unicode data. A canonical decomposition does not establish language membership or spelling frequency.

Source access date: 2026-09-14.

[4] Unicode combining mark names and annotations. Names, cross references and narrowly attributed usage annotations. Historical annotations are not automatically current recommendations.
[6] Unicode 17: Devanagari. Section 12.1: dependent vowel signs, candrabindu, anusvara, visarga, nukta and virama. Language-specific pronunciation is outside this source's scope.
[1] Unicode Character Database 17.0.0.
[2] Unicode normalization, UAX #15.
[10] Microsoft: Unicode character entry in Word.
[11] Apple: enter characters with accent marks.
[12] Google: use Gboard.
[13] Unicode: fonts and keyboards FAQ.
[14] HTML numeric character references.

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Sources, versions and limits

Encoded properties: Properties use Unicode 17.0.0. Normalization follows UAX #15; grapheme boundaries follow UAX #29. Script associations describe encoded properties, not language use.
Language evidence: CLDR 48.2and the IANA registry dated 2026-08-08. Main and auxiliary exemplars are distinct. CLDR exemplars are not complete orthographies.
Review and limitations: The dataset is derived from the sources above. Editorial guides cite additional scoped authorities. No native or specialist orthography approval is implied. Release scope date: 14 September 2026. Historic or specialist usage needs separate evidence. Registry-only records have unknown orthography in this release.
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