U+084E "ࡎ" Mandaic Letter As Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ࡎ
U+084E "ࡎ" Mandaic Letter As is a character from the Mandaic script, which is used primarily for writing the Mandaic or Mandaean language, a liturgical and now endangered language of the Mandaean religious community in parts of Iraq and Iran. This letter, named "As," likely represents a specific consonant sound within the script, which is written from right to left and holds historical and spiritual significance for Mandaean texts, hymns, and rituals. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures digital preservation and accessibility for scholars, linguists, and Mandaean communities who seek to document and transmit their cultural heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+084E |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Mandaic Letter As |
| Block | Mandaic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ࡎ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ࡎ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA1 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x084E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000084E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u084e |