Position of lower dot with ekar

The image below shows two possible positions of the U+093C ◌़ DEVANAGARI SIGN NUKTA (lower dot) when it appears with a U+0947 ◌े DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN E (ekar). Very few fonts support the second example, with the dot positioned above the top bar. One exception is Microsoft’s Mangal font which supports positioning above the top bar to make clear that the nukta is associated with the ekar and not the consonant.

This article formerly appeared on ScriptSource.