U+07E3 "ߣ" NKo Letter Na Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+07E3 "ߣ" NKo Letter Na is a symbol from the NKo alphabet, a script created in 1949 by Solomana Kante for writing the Manding languages of West Africa. This character specifically represents the consonant sound "n" and is used in languages such as Maninka, Bambara, and Dyula, serving as a key component in the phonemic representation of these languages within the NKo writing system. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the digital preservation and modern communication of this culturally significant script.

General Properties

Code Point U+07E3
Version Added 5.0
Name NKo Letter Na
Block NKo
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ߣ
HTML Hex Encoding ߣ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xDF 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding 0x07E3
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000007E3
C/C++/Java Escape \u07e3

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Joining Type Dual Joining
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Nko
Script Extensions Nko
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter