U+0FAF "ྯ" Tibetan Subjoined Letter Za Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ྯ
U+0FAF "ྯ" Tibetan Subjoined Letter Za is a graphic mark used in the Tibetan script to represent a subjoined form of the consonant "Za," which appears as a small, attached component beneath a base consonant in a stacked syllable cluster. This character is part of the Tibetan block in Unicode and is employed to denote phonetic or orthographic combinations in the writing system, specifically when "Za" functions as a secondary, non-initial element in a conjunct. It contributes to the accurate rendering of Tibetan texts, where such subjoined letters are essential for preserving traditional spelling and pronunciation in religious, literary, and linguistic contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0FAF |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Tibetan Subjoined Letter Za |
| 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 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0FAF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000FAF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0faf |