U+07E6 "ߦ" NKo Letter Ya Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+07E6 "ߦ" NKo Letter Ya is a component of the NKo alphabet, a script created in 1949 by Solomana Kante for writing the Manding languages of West Africa, such as Maninka, Bambara, and Dyula. This specific character represents the consonant sound "y" as in the English word "yes," and it is used in the NKo writing system, which is written from right to left. The NKo script is part of the Unicode Standard's NKo block, supporting the preservation and digital communication of these languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+07E6 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | NKo Letter Ya |
| Block | NKo |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ߦ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ߦ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xDF 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x07E6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000007E6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u07e6 |