# ꣸ U+A8F8 DEVANAGARI SIGN PUSHPIKA

Ornamental Devanagari sign used as a filler or placeholder, often flanked by double dandas, as in the opening of Sanskrit texts.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `꣸` |
| Codepoint | U+A8F8 |
| Name | DEVANAGARI SIGN PUSHPIKA |
| Also known as | vaidika pushpikaa |
| Block | [Devanagari Extended](https://unicodekit.com/block/devanagari-extended) |
| Script | Devanagari |
| Category | Other Punctuation (Po) |
| Unicode version | 5.2 |
| HTML | `꣸` `꣸` |
| CSS | `\A8F8` |
| JavaScript | `\uA8F8` |
| UTF-8 | EA A3 B8 |
| UTF-16 | A8F8 |

## Notes

- used as a placeholder or "filler"
- often flanked by double dandas

## Related characters

- ꣷ [U+A8F7 DEVANAGARI SIGN CANDRABINDU AVAGRAHA](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8F7)
- ꣹ [U+A8F9 DEVANAGARI GAP FILLER](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8F9)
- ꣶ [U+A8F6 DEVANAGARI SIGN CANDRABINDU THREE](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8F6)
- ꣺ [U+A8FA DEVANAGARI CARET](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8FA)
- ꣵ [U+A8F5 DEVANAGARI SIGN CANDRABINDU TWO](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8F5)
- ꣻ [U+A8FB DEVANAGARI HEADSTROKE](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8FB)
- ꣴ [U+A8F4 DEVANAGARI SIGN DOUBLE CANDRABINDU VIRAMA](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8F4)
- ꣼ [U+A8FC DEVANAGARI SIGN SIDDHAM](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8FC)
- ꣳ [U+A8F3 DEVANAGARI SIGN CANDRABINDU VIRAMA](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8F3)
- ꣽ [U+A8FD DEVANAGARI JAIN OM](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8FD)
- ꣲ [U+A8F2 DEVANAGARI SIGN SPACING CANDRABINDU](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8F2)
- ꣾ [U+A8FE DEVANAGARI LETTER AY](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8FE)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/A8F8 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/A8F8