# U+0C3C TELUGU SIGN NUKTA

Telugu nukta, a dot placed below a consonant to mark extra sounds, used for Tamil transliteration and Perso-Arabic phonemes.

| | |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+0C3C |
| Name | TELUGU SIGN NUKTA |
| Block | [Telugu](https://unicodekit.com/block/telugu) |
| Script | Telugu |
| Category | Nonspacing Mark (Mn) |
| Unicode version | 14.0 |
| HTML | `఼` `఼` |
| CSS | `\C3C` |
| JavaScript | `\u0C3C` |
| UTF-8 | E0 B0 BC |
| UTF-16 | 0C3C |

## Notes

- used for Tamil transliteration and Perso-Arabic phonemes
- can also appear as a large dot, should be placed sufficiently below the baseline of a consonant to avoid confusion/collision with the aspiration marker

## Related characters

- ఽ [U+0C3D TELUGU SIGN AVAGRAHA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C3D)
- [U+0C3E TELUGU VOWEL SIGN AA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C3E)
- హ [U+0C39 TELUGU LETTER HA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C39)
- [U+0C3F TELUGU VOWEL SIGN I](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C3F)
- స [U+0C38 TELUGU LETTER SA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C38)
- [U+0C40 TELUGU VOWEL SIGN II](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C40)
- ష [U+0C37 TELUGU LETTER SSA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C37)
- [U+0C41 TELUGU VOWEL SIGN U](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C41)
- శ [U+0C36 TELUGU LETTER SHA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C36)
- [U+0C42 TELUGU VOWEL SIGN UU](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C42)
- వ [U+0C35 TELUGU LETTER VA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C35)
- [U+0C43 TELUGU VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC R](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C43)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/0C3C · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/0C3C