U+0D90 "ඐ" Sinhala Letter Iluuyanna Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0D90 "ඐ" Sinhala Letter Iluuyanna is a distinctive vowel letter used in the Sinhala script to represent a historical or highly specific vocalic sound, typically a long vowel that has largely fallen out of common modern usage but remains part of the traditional orthographic system for rendering classical Pali and Sanskrit texts. This character is classified as a complex or secondary vowel letter, not a basic one, and it is visually characterized by a curved tail attached to the standard vowel shape, distinguishing it from similar letters like Iluuyanna's shorter counterpart. While rarely encountered in contemporary Sinhala writing, it serves an important scholarly function, allowing accurate transliteration and preservation of ancient linguistic forms in religious and academic contexts.

General Properties

Code Point U+0D90
Version Added 3.0
Name Sinhala Letter Iluuyanna
Block Sinhala
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ඐ
HTML Hex Encoding ඐ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE0 0xB6 0x90
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0D90
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000D90
C/C++/Java Escape \u0d90

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Sinhala
Script Extensions Sinhala
Indic Syllabic Category Vowel Independent
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