# ꣻ U+A8FB DEVANAGARI HEADSTROKE

Devanagari headstroke, the horizontal top line (shirorekha), used in manuscript editions to mark uncertain or doubtful readings.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `ꣻ` |
| Codepoint | U+A8FB |
| Name | DEVANAGARI HEADSTROKE |
| Also known as | shirorekhaa |
| Block | [Devanagari Extended](https://unicodekit.com/block/devanagari-extended) |
| Script | Devanagari |
| Category | Other Letter (Lo) |
| Unicode version | 5.2 |
| HTML | `ꣻ` `ꣻ` |
| CSS | `\A8FB` |
| JavaScript | `\uA8FB` |
| UTF-8 | EA A3 BB |
| UTF-16 | A8FB |

## Notes

- used to indicate uncertain manuscript readings

## Related characters

- ꣺ [U+A8FA DEVANAGARI CARET](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8FA)
- ꣼ [U+A8FC DEVANAGARI SIGN SIDDHAM](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8FC)
- ꣹ [U+A8F9 DEVANAGARI GAP FILLER](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8F9)
- ꣽ [U+A8FD DEVANAGARI JAIN OM](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8FD)
- ꣸ [U+A8F8 DEVANAGARI SIGN PUSHPIKA](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8F8)
- ꣾ [U+A8FE DEVANAGARI LETTER AY](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8FE)
- ꣷ [U+A8F7 DEVANAGARI SIGN CANDRABINDU AVAGRAHA](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8F7)
- [U+A8FF DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN AY](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8FF)
- ꣶ [U+A8F6 DEVANAGARI SIGN CANDRABINDU THREE](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8F6)
- ꣵ [U+A8F5 DEVANAGARI SIGN CANDRABINDU TWO](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8F5)
- ꣴ [U+A8F4 DEVANAGARI SIGN DOUBLE CANDRABINDU VIRAMA](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8F4)
- ꣳ [U+A8F3 DEVANAGARI SIGN CANDRABINDU VIRAMA](https://unicodekit.com/char/A8F3)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/A8FB · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/A8FB