# Gujarati character tables #
This document lists the per-character shaping information needed to
[shape Gujarati text](../opentype-shaping-gujarati.md).
**Contents**
- [Gujarati character table](#gujarati-character-table)
- [Vedic Extensions character table](#vedic-extensions-character-table)
- [Miscellaneous character table](#miscellaneous-character-table)
## Gujarati character table ##
Gujarati glyphs should be classified as in the following
table. Codepoints in the Gujarati block with no assigned meaning are
designated as _unassigned_ in the _Unicode category_ column.
Assigned codepoints with a _null_ in the _Shaping class_
column evoke no special behavior from the shaping engine. Note that
this does include some valid codepoints, such as currency marks,
punctuation, and other symbols.
> Note: the `NUMBER` and `SYMBOL` _Shaping classes_ are important
> during syllable identification, but generally evoke no further
> special behavior during the rest of the shaping process.
The _Mark-placement subclass_ column indicates mark-placement
positioning for codepoints in the _Mark_ category. Assigned, non-mark
codepoints have a _null_ in this column and evoke no special
mark-placement behavior. Marks tagged with [Mn] in the _Unicode
category_ column are categorized as non-spacing; marks tagged with
[Mc] are categorized as spacing-combining.
Some codepoints in the following table use a _Shaping class_ that
differs from the codepoint's Unicode _General Category_. The _Shaping
class_ takes precedence during OpenType shaping, as it captures more
specific, script-aware behavior.
:::{table} Gujarati character table
| Codepoint | Unicode category | Shaping class | Mark-placement subclass | Glyph |
|:----------|:-----------------|:------------------|:---------------------------|:-----------------------------|
|`U+0A80` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0A81` | Mark [Mn] | BINDU | TOP_POSITION | ઁ Candrabindu |
|`U+0A82` | Mark [Mn] | BINDU | TOP_POSITION | ં Anusvara |
|`U+0A83` | Mark [Mc] | VISARGA | RIGHT_POSITION | ઃ Visarga |
|`U+0A84` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0A85` | Letter | VOWEL_INDEPENDENT | _null_ | અ A |
|`U+0A86` | Letter | VOWEL_INDEPENDENT | _null_ | આ Aa |
|`U+0A87` | Letter | VOWEL_INDEPENDENT | _null_ | ઇ I |
|`U+0A88` | Letter | VOWEL_INDEPENDENT | _null_ | ઈ Ii |
|`U+0A89` | Letter | VOWEL_INDEPENDENT | _null_ | ઉ U |
|`U+0A8A` | Letter | VOWEL_INDEPENDENT | _null_ | ઊ Uu |
|`U+0A8B` | Letter | VOWEL_INDEPENDENT | _null_ | ઋ Vocalic R |
|`U+0A8C` | Letter | VOWEL_INDEPENDENT | _null_ | ઌ Vocalic L |
|`U+0A8D` | Letter | VOWEL_INDEPENDENT | _null_ | ઍ Candra E |
|`U+0A8E` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0A8F` | Letter | VOWEL_INDEPENDENT | _null_ | એ E |
| | | | |
|`U+0A90` | Letter | VOWEL_INDEPENDENT | _null_ | ઐ Ai |
|`U+0A91` | Letter | VOWEL_INDEPENDENT | _null_ | ઑ Candra O |
|`U+0A92` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0A93` | Letter | VOWEL_INDEPENDENT | _null_ | ઓ O |
|`U+0A94` | Letter | VOWEL_INDEPENDENT | _null_ | ઔ Au |
|`U+0A95` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ક Ka |
|`U+0A96` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ખ Kha |
|`U+0A97` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ગ Ga |
|`U+0A98` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ઘ Gha |
|`U+0A99` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ઙ Nga |
|`U+0A9A` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ચ Ca |
|`U+0A9B` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | છ Cha |
|`U+0A9C` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | જ Ja |
|`U+0A9D` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ઝ Jha |
|`U+0A9E` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ઞ Nya |
|`U+0A9F` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ટ Tta |
| | | | |
|`U+0AA0` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ઠ Ttha |
|`U+0AA1` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ડ Dda |
|`U+0AA2` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ઢ Ddha |
|`U+0AA3` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ણ Nna |
|`U+0AA4` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ત Ta |
|`U+0AA5` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | થ Tha |
|`U+0AA6` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | દ Da |
|`U+0AA7` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ધ Dha |
|`U+0AA8` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ન Na |
|`U+0AA9` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AAA` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | પ Pa |
|`U+0AAB` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ફ Pha |
|`U+0AAC` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | બ Ba |
|`U+0AAD` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ભ Bha |
|`U+0AAE` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | મ Ma |
|`U+0AAF` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ય Ya |
| | | | |
|`U+0AB0` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ર Ra |
|`U+0AB1` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AB2` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | લ La |
|`U+0AB3` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ળ Lla |
|`U+0AB4` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AB5` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | વ Va |
|`U+0AB6` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | શ Sha |
|`U+0AB7` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ષ Ssa |
|`U+0AB8` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | સ Sa |
|`U+0AB9` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | હ Ha |
|`U+0ABA` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0ABB` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0ABC` | Mark [Mn] | NUKTA | BOTTOM_POSITION | ઼ Nukta |
|`U+0ABD` | Letter | AVAGRAHA | _null_ | ઽ Avagraha |
|`U+0ABE` | Mark [Mc] | VOWEL_DEPENDENT | RIGHT_POSITION | ા Sign Aa |
|`U+0ABF` | Mark [Mc] | VOWEL_DEPENDENT | LEFT_POSITION | િ Sign I |
| | | | |
|`U+0AC0` | Mark [Mc] | VOWEL_DEPENDENT | RIGHT_POSITION | ી Sign Ii |
|`U+0AC1` | Mark [Mn] | VOWEL_DEPENDENT | BOTTOM_POSITION | ુ Sign U |
|`U+0AC2` | Mark [Mn] | VOWEL_DEPENDENT | BOTTOM_POSITION | ૂ Sign Uu |
|`U+0AC3` | Mark [Mn] | VOWEL_DEPENDENT | BOTTOM_POSITION | ૃ Sign Vocalic R |
|`U+0AC4` | Mark [Mn] | VOWEL_DEPENDENT | BOTTOM_POSITION | ૄ Sign Vocalic Rr |
|`U+0AC5` | Mark [Mn] | VOWEL_DEPENDENT | TOP_POSITION | ૅ Sign Candra E |
|`U+0AC6` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AC7` | Mark [Mn] | VOWEL_DEPENDENT | TOP_POSITION | ે Sign E |
|`U+0AC8` | Mark [Mn] | VOWEL_DEPENDENT | TOP_POSITION | ૈ Sign Ai |
|`U+0AC9` | Mark [Mc] | VOWEL_DEPENDENT | TOP_AND_RIGHT_POSITION | ૉ Sign Candra O |
|`U+0ACA` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0ACB` | Mark [Mc] | VOWEL_DEPENDENT | RIGHT_POSITION | ો Sign O |
|`U+0ACC` | Mark [Mc] | VOWEL_DEPENDENT | RIGHT_POSITION | ૌ Sign Au |
|`U+0ACD` | Mark [Mn] | VIRAMA | BOTTOM_POSITION | ્ Virama |
|`U+0ACE` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0ACF` | _unassigned_ | | | |
| | | | |
|`U+0AD0` | Letter | _null_ | _null_ | ૐ Om |
|`U+0AD1` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AD2` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AD3` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AD4` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AD5` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AD6` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AD7` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AD8` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AD9` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0ADA` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0ADB` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0ADC` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0ADD` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0ADE` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0ADF` | _unassigned_ | | | |
| | | | |
|`U+0AE0` | Letter | VOWEL_INDEPENDENT | _null_ | ૠ Vocalic Rr |
|`U+0AE1` | Letter | VOWEL_INDEPENDENT | _null_ | ૡ Vocalic Ll |
|`U+0AE2` | Mark [Mn] | VOWEL_DEPENDENT | BOTTOM_POSITION | ૢ Sign Vocalic L |
|`U+0AE3` | Mark [Mn] | VOWEL_DEPENDENT | BOTTOM_POSITION | ૣ Sign Vocalic Ll |
|`U+0AE4` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AE5` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AE6` | Number | NUMBER | _null_ | ૦ Digit Zero |
|`U+0AE7` | Number | NUMBER | _null_ | ૧ Digit One |
|`U+0AE8` | Number | NUMBER | _null_ | ૨ Digit Two |
|`U+0AE9` | Number | NUMBER | _null_ | ૩ Digit Three |
|`U+0AEA` | Number | NUMBER | _null_ | ૪ Digit Four |
|`U+0AEB` | Number | NUMBER | _null_ | ૫ Digit Five |
|`U+0AEC` | Number | NUMBER | _null_ | ૬ Digit Six |
|`U+0AED` | Number | NUMBER | _null_ | ૭ Digit Seven |
|`U+0AEE` | Number | NUMBER | _null_ | ૮ Digit Eight |
|`U+0AEF` | Number | NUMBER | _null_ | ૯ Digit Nine |
| | | | |
|`U+0AF0` | Symbol | SYMBOL | _null_ | ૰ Abbreviation |
|`U+0AF1` | Symbol | SYMBOL | _null_ | ૱ Rupee Sign |
|`U+0AF2` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AF3` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AF4` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AF5` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AF6` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AF7` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AF8` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+0AF9` | Letter | CONSONANT | _null_ | ૹ Zha |
|`U+0AFA` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | TOP_POSITION | ૺ Sukun |
|`U+0AFB` | Mark [Mn] | NUKTA | TOP_POSITION | ૻ Shadda |
|`U+0AFC` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | TOP_POSITION | ૼ Maddah |
|`U+0AFD` | Mark [Mn] | NUKTA | TOP_POSITION | ૽ Three-Dot Nukta Above|
|`U+0AFE` | Mark [Mn] | NUKTA | TOP_POSITION | ૾ Circle Nukta Above |
|`U+0AFF` | Mark [Mn] | NUKTA | TOP_POSITION | ૿ Two-Circle Nukta Above|
:::
## Vedic Extensions character table ##
Sanskrit runs written in the Gujarati script may also include
characters from the Vedic Extensions block. These characters should be
classified as follows.
> Note: See the [Vedic Extensions](../opentype-shaping-vedic-extensions.md)
> document for additional information.
:::{table} Vedic Extensions character table
| Codepoint | Unicode category | Shaping class | Mark-placement subclass | Glyph |
|:----------|:-----------------|:------------------|:---------------------------|:-----------------------------|
|`U+1CD0` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | TOP_POSITION | ᳐ Tone Karshana |
|`U+1CD1` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | TOP_POSITION | ᳑ Tone Shara |
|`U+1CD2` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | TOP_POSITION | ᳒ Tone Prenkha |
|`U+1CD3` | Punctuation | _null_ | _null_ | ᳓ Sign Nihshvasa |
|`U+1CD4` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | OVERSTRUCK | ᳔ Tone Midline Svarita |
|`U+1CD5` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | BOTTOM_POSITION | ᳕ Tone Aggravated Independent Svarita |
|`U+1CD6` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | BOTTOM_POSITION | ᳖ Tone Independent Svarita |
|`U+1CD7` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | BOTTOM_POSITION | ᳗ Tone Kathaka Independent Svarita |
|`U+1CD8` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | BOTTOM_POSITION | ᳘ Tone Candra Below |
|`U+1CD9` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | BOTTOM_POSITION | ᳙ Tone Kathaka Independent Svarita Schroeder |
|`U+1CDA` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | TOP_POSITION | ᳚ Tone Double Svarita |
|`U+1CDB` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | TOP_POSITION | ᳛ Tone Triple Svarita |
|`U+1CDC` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | BOTTOM_POSITION | ᳜ Tone Kathaka Anudatta |
|`U+1CDD` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | BOTTOM_POSITION | ᳝ Tone Dot Below |
|`U+1CDE` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | BOTTOM_POSITION | ᳞ Tone Two Dots Below |
|`U+1CDF` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | BOTTOM_POSITION | ᳟ Tone Three Dots Below |
| | | | |
|`U+1CE0` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | TOP_POSITION | ᳠ Tone Rigvedic Kashmiri Independent Svarita |
|`U+1CE1` | Mark [Mc] | CANTILLATION | RIGHT_POSITION | ᳡ Tone Atharavedic Independent Svarita |
|`U+1CE2` | Mark [Mn] | AVAGRAHA | OVERSTRUCK | ᳢ Sign Visarga Svarita |
|`U+1CE3` | Mark [Mn] | _null_ | OVERSTRUCK | ᳣ Sign Visarga Udatta |
|`U+1CE4` | Mark [Mn] | _null_ | OVERSTRUCK | ᳤ Sign Reversed Visarga Udatta |
|`U+1CE5` | Mark [Mn] | _null_ | OVERSTRUCK | ᳥ Sign Visarga Anudatta |
|`U+1CE6` | Mark [Mn] | _null_ | OVERSTRUCK | ᳦ Sign Reversed Visarga Anudatta |
|`U+1CE7` | Mark [Mn] | _null_ | OVERSTRUCK | ᳧ Sign Visarga Udatta With Tail |
|`U+1CE8` | Mark [Mn] | AVAGRAHA | OVERSTRUCK | ᳨ Sign Visarga Anudatta With Tail |
|`U+1CE9` | Letter | SYMBOL | _null_ | ᳩ Sign Anusvara Antargomukha |
|`U+1CEA` | Letter | _null_ | _null_ | ᳪ Sign Anusvara Bahirgomukha |
|`U+1CEB` | Letter | _null_ | _null_ | ᳫ Sign Anusvara Vamagomukha |
|`U+1CEC` | Letter | SYMBOL | _null_ | ᳬ Sign Anusvara Vamagomukha With Tail |
|`U+1CED` | Mark [Mn] | AVAGRAHA | BOTTOM_POSITION | ᳭ Sign Tiryak |
|`U+1CEE` | Letter | SYMBOL | _null_ | ᳮ Sign Hexiform Long Anusvara |
|`U+1CEF` | Letter | _null_ | _null_ | ᳯ Sign Long Anusvara |
| | | | |
|`U+1CF0` | Letter | _null_ | _null_ | ᳰ Sign Rthang Long Anusvara |
|`U+1CF2` | Letter | CONSONANT_DEAD | _null_ | ᳲ Sign Ardhavisarga |
|`U+1CF3` | Letter | CONSONANT_DEAD | _null_ | ᳳ Sign Rotated Ardhavisarga |
|`U+1CF3` | Mark [Mc] | VISARGA | _null_ | ᳳ Sign Rotated Ardhavisarga |
|`U+1CF4` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | TOP_POSITION | ᳴ Tone Candra Above |
|`U+1CF5` | Letter | CONSONANT_WITH_STACKER | _null_ | ᳵ Sign Jihvamuliya |
|`U+1CF6` | Letter | CONSONANT_WITH_STACKER | _null_ | ᳶ Sign Upadhmaniya |
|`U+1CF7` | Mark [Mc] | _null_ | _null_ | ᳷ Sign Atikrama |
|`U+1CF8` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | _null_ | ᳸ Tone Ring Above |
|`U+1CF9` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | _null_ | ᳹ Tone Double Ring Above |
|`U+1CFA` | Letter | PLACEHOLDER | _null_ | ᳺ Sign Double Anusvara Antargomukha |
|`U+1CFB` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+1CFC` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+1CFD` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+1CFE` | _unassigned_ | | | |
|`U+1CFF` | _unassigned_ | | | |
:::
## Miscellaneous character table ##
In addition to general punctuation, runs of Gujarati text often use the
danda (`U+0964`) and double danda (`U+0965`) punctuation marks from
the Devanagari block. Gujarati text can also incorporate the udatta
(`U+0951`) and anudatta (`U+0952`) signs from the Devanagari block.
:::{table} Additional punctuation character table
| Codepoint | Unicode category | Shaping class | Mark-placement subclass | Glyph |
|:----------|:-----------------|:------------------|:---------------------------|:-------------------------------|
|`U+0951` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | TOP_POSITION | ॑ Udatta |
|`U+0952` | Mark [Mn] | CANTILLATION | BOTTOM_POSITION | ॒ Anudatta |
|`U+0964` | Punctuation | _null_ | _null_ | । Danda |
|`U+0965` | Punctuation | _null_ | _null_ | ॥ Double Danda |
:::
Other important characters that may be encountered when shaping runs
of Gujarati text include the dotted-circle placeholder (`U+25CC`), the
zero-width joiner (`U+200D`) and zero-width non-joiner (`U+200C`), and
the no-break space (`U+00A0`).
The dotted-circle placeholder is frequently used when displaying a
dependent vowel (matra) or a combining mark in isolation. Real-world
text syllables may also use other characters, such as hyphens or dashes,
in a similar placeholder fashion; shaping engines should cope with
this situation gracefully.
:::{table} Miscellaneous character table
| Codepoint | Unicode category | Shaping class | Mark-placement subclass | Glyph |
|:----------|:-----------------|:------------------|:---------------------------|:-------------------------------|
|`U+00A0` | Separator | PLACEHOLDER | _null_ | No-break space |
|`U+200C` | Other | NON_JOINER | _null_ | Zero-width non-joiner |
|`U+200D` | Other | JOINER | _null_ | Zero-width joiner |
|`U+2010` | Punctuation | PLACEHOLDER | _null_ | ‐ Hyphen |
|`U+2011` | Punctuation | PLACEHOLDER | _null_ | ‑ No-break hyphen |
|`U+2012` | Punctuation | PLACEHOLDER | _null_ | ‒ Figure dash |
|`U+2013` | Punctuation | PLACEHOLDER | _null_ | – En dash |
|`U+2014` | Punctuation | PLACEHOLDER | _null_ | — Em dash |
|`U+25CC` | Symbol | DOTTED_CIRCLE | _null_ | ◌ Dotted circle |
:::
The zero-width joiner (ZWJ) is primarily used to prevent the formation
of a conjunct from a "_Consonant_,Halant,_Consonant_" sequence. The
sequence "_Consonant_,Halant,ZWJ,_Consonant_" blocks the formation of
a conjunct between the two consonants.
Note, however, that the "_Consonant_,Halant" subsequence in the above
example may still trigger a half-forms feature. To prevent the
application of the half-forms feature in addition to preventing the
conjunct, the zero-width non-joiner (ZWNJ) must be used instead. The
sequence "_Consonant_,Halant,ZWNJ,_Consonant_" should produce the
first consonant in its standard form, followed by an explicit
"Halant".
A secondary usage of the zero-width joiner is to prevent the formation of
"Reph". An initial "Ra,Halant,ZWJ" sequence should not produce a "Reph",
where an initial "Ra,Halant" sequence without the zero-width joiner
otherwise would.
The no-break space (NBSP) is primarily used to display those
codepoints that are defined as non-spacing (marks, dependent vowels
(matras), below-base consonant forms, and post-base consonant forms)
in an isolated context, as an alternative to displaying them
superimposed on the dotted-circle placeholder. These sequences will
match "NBSP,ZWJ,Halant,_Consonant_", "NBSP,_mark_", or "NBSP,_matra_".