# ᳓ U+1CD3 VEDIC SIGN NIHSHVASA

Vedic chanting mark used in Samaveda texts to separate sections between which a breath pause is not allowed.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `᳓` |
| Codepoint | U+1CD3 |
| Name | VEDIC SIGN NIHSHVASA |
| Also known as | vaidika saamagaana yogakaala |
| Block | [Vedic Extensions](https://unicodekit.com/block/vedic-extensions) |
| Script | Devanagari, Grantha, Kannada |
| Category | Other Punctuation (Po) |
| Unicode version | 5.2 |
| HTML | `᳓` `᳓` |
| CSS | `\1CD3` |
| JavaScript | `\u1CD3` |
| UTF-8 | E1 B3 93 |
| UTF-16 | 1CD3 |

## Notes

- separates sections between which a pause is disallowed

## Related characters

- [U+1CD2 VEDIC TONE PRENKHA](https://unicodekit.com/char/1CD2)
- [U+1CD4 VEDIC SIGN YAJURVEDIC MIDLINE SVARITA](https://unicodekit.com/char/1CD4)
- [U+1CD1 VEDIC TONE SHARA](https://unicodekit.com/char/1CD1)
- [U+1CD5 VEDIC TONE YAJURVEDIC AGGRAVATED INDEPENDENT SVARITA](https://unicodekit.com/char/1CD5)
- [U+1CD0 VEDIC TONE KARSHANA](https://unicodekit.com/char/1CD0)
- [U+1CD6 VEDIC TONE YAJURVEDIC INDEPENDENT SVARITA](https://unicodekit.com/char/1CD6)
- [U+1CD7 VEDIC TONE YAJURVEDIC KATHAKA INDEPENDENT SVARITA](https://unicodekit.com/char/1CD7)
- [U+1CD8 VEDIC TONE CANDRA BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/1CD8)
- [U+1CD9 VEDIC TONE YAJURVEDIC KATHAKA INDEPENDENT SVARITA SCHROEDER](https://unicodekit.com/char/1CD9)
- [U+1CDA VEDIC TONE DOUBLE SVARITA](https://unicodekit.com/char/1CDA)
- [U+1CDB VEDIC TONE TRIPLE SVARITA](https://unicodekit.com/char/1CDB)
- [U+1CDC VEDIC TONE KATHAKA ANUDATTA](https://unicodekit.com/char/1CDC)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/1CD3 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/1CD3