Special Code Points
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- INV character—code point D9 (217)
- The INV character is used as a pseudo-consonant to display combining elements in isolation. For example, क (ka) + ् (halant) + INV = क् (half ka). The Unicode equivalent is no break space 00A0 or dotted circle ◌ 25CC.
- ATR character—code point EF (239)
- The ATR character followed by a byte code is used to switch to a different font attribute (such as bold) or language (such as Bengali), up to the next ATR sequence or the end of the line. This has no direct Unicode equivalent, as font attributes are not part of Unicode, and each script has a distinct set of code points.
- EXT character—code point F0 (240)
- The EXT character followed by a byte code indicates a Vedic accent. This has no direct Unicode equivalent, as Vedic accents are assigned to distinct code points.
- Halant character ़—code point E8 (232)
- The halant character removes the implicit vowel from a consonant and is used between consonants to represent conjunct consonants. For example, क (ka) + ् (halant) + त (ta) = क्त (kta). The sequence ् (halant) + ् (halant) displays a conjunct with an explicit halant, for example क (ka) + ् (halant) + ् (halant) + त (ta) = क्त. The sequence ् (halant) + ़ (nukta) displays a conjunct with half consonants, if available, for example क (ka) + ् (halant) + ़ (nukta) + त (ta) = क्त.
| ISCII | Unicode | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| single halant | E8 |
halant | 094D |
| halant + halant | E8 E8 |
halant + ZWNJ | 094D 200C |
| halant + nukta | E8 E9 |
halant + ZWJ | 094D 200D |
- Nukta character ़—code point E9 (233)
- The nukta character after another ISCII character is used for a number of rarer characters which don't exist in the main ISCII set. For example क (ka) + ़ (nukta) = क़ (qa). These characters have precomposed forms in Unicode, as shown in the following table.
| ISCII code point |
Original character |
Character with nukta |
Unicode code point |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 (161) | ँ | ॐ | 0950 |
| A6 (166) | इ | ऌ | 090C |
| A7 (167) | ई | ॡ | 0961 |
| AA (176) | ऋ | ॠ | 0960 |
| B3 (179) | क | क़ | 0958 |
| B4 (180) | ख | ख़ | 0959 |
| B5 (181) | ग | ग़ | 095A |
| BA (186) | ज | ज़ | 095B |
| BF (191) | ड | ड़ | 095C |
| C0 (192) | ढ | ढ़ | 095D |
| C9 (201) | फ | फ़ | 095E |
| DB (219) | ि | ॢ | 0962 |
| DC (220) | ी | ॣ | 0963 |
| DF (223) | ृ | ॄ | 0944 |
| EA (234) | । | ऽ | 093D |
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