# U+0C4D TELUGU SIGN VIRAMA

Telugu virama or halant, a mark that removes a consonant's inherent vowel and joins consonants into conjunct clusters.

| | |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+0C4D |
| Name | TELUGU SIGN VIRAMA |
| Also known as | halant (the preferred name) |
| Block | [Telugu](https://unicodekit.com/block/telugu) |
| Script | Telugu |
| Category | Nonspacing Mark (Mn) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `్` `్` |
| CSS | `\C4D` |
| JavaScript | `\u0C4D` |
| UTF-8 | E0 B1 8D |
| UTF-16 | 0C4D |

## Related characters

- [U+0C4C TELUGU VOWEL SIGN AU](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C4C)
- [U+0C4B TELUGU VOWEL SIGN OO](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C4B)
- [U+0C4A TELUGU VOWEL SIGN O](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C4A)
- [U+0C48 TELUGU VOWEL SIGN AI](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C48)
- [U+0C47 TELUGU VOWEL SIGN EE](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C47)
- [U+0C46 TELUGU VOWEL SIGN E](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C46)
- [U+0C55 TELUGU LENGTH MARK](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C55)
- [U+0C44 TELUGU VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC RR](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C44)
- [U+0C56 TELUGU AI LENGTH MARK](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C56)
- [U+0C43 TELUGU VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC R](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C43)
- [U+0C42 TELUGU VOWEL SIGN UU](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C42)
- ౘ [U+0C58 TELUGU LETTER TSA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0C58)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/0C4D · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/0C4D