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U+0965, ॥
DEVANAGARI DOUBLE DANDA

[U+0964]
Devanagari
[U+0966]

Translingual

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Punctuation mark

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  1. The double danda, a punctuation mark of many Indic scripts, signifying the end of a paragraph or verse of poetry.

Usage notes

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  • In Unicode, it is part of the Devanagari block but shared between Indic scripts.
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See also

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Sylheti

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Sylheti variant rendered in the Noto Sans Syloti Nagri font.

Punctuation mark

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(danda beri)

  1. A punctuation mark indicates a pause longer than the comma.
  2. A punctuation mark similar to semicolon (;).