U+0F8D "ྍ" Tibetan Subjoined Sign Lce Tsa Can Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0F8D "ྍ" Tibetan Subjoined Sign Lce Tsa Can is a combining mark used in the Tibetan script to modify the pronunciation of a consonant by indicating a subjoined "lce tsa can" element, which functions as a diacritical sign attached below a base character. This sign is part of the Tibetan writing system's complex stackable orthography, where it creates a ligature or stacked syllable by altering the phonetic value of the root letter, typically representing a specific aspirated or affricate sound. It belongs to the category of subjoined consonants or signs that are integral to accurately rendering classical Tibetan texts, particularly in transliterations or liturgical contexts, and it is encoded in the Unicode Standard to ensure consistent digital representation of the script across platforms.

General Properties

Code Point U+0F8D
Version Added 6.0
Name Tibetan Subjoined Sign Lce Tsa Can
Block Tibetan
General Category Nonspacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Nonspacing Mark

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ྍ
HTML Hex Encoding ྍ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE0 0xBE 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0F8D
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000F8D
C/C++/Java Escape \u0f8d

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 Transparent
Line Break Combining Mark
Case Ignorable Yes
Script Tibetan
Script Extensions Tibetan
Indic Syllabic Category Consonant Subjoined
Indic Positional Category Bottom
Indic Conjunct Break Extend
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Other Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Extend Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Extend
Word Break Extend
Sentence Break Extend