What ं means
ं is the devanagari sign anusvara. Unicode classifies it as a combining mark, drawn on top of the character before it and files it in the Devanagari block; this site shelves it under Indian scripts.
Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.
How it is encoded
ं is a single code point, U+0902. In HTML that is ं, and in CSS \0902.
Don't confuse it with
2Questions people ask
1Why does ं look like a floating dot?
It needs a base. On its own, this combining mark has no preceding letter to attach to, so its isolated appearance is not a reliable placement preview.
How to type ं
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 0902, then Alt+X to get ं.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “devanagari sign anusvara”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 0902, then Enter or Space.
HTML
ंCSS
\0902How to type anusvara
Enter the Devanagari syllable first, then ं; the font places the dot above it. Use the palette if your keyboard lacks the sign.
Check its placement
Test it with the Devanagari letter अ: अं shows the dot attached to a letter.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ं
HTML hex
ं
CSS content
content: "\0902";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E0%A4%82
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.