U+1022 "ဢ" Myanmar Letter Shan A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1022 "ဢ" Myanmar Letter Shan A is a distinct letter used in the Shan language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken primarily in Myanmar's Shan State, as well as in parts of Thailand and China. It represents a glottal stop or a vowel-initial sound in the Shan script, which is derived from the Mon-Burmese writing system. This character is visually unique compared to standard Myanmar letters, featuring a rounded, open shape with a small descending stroke, and plays a key role in accurately writing Shan words that do not begin with a consonant, such as in words like "ဢႃႇ" meaning "mother."
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1022 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Myanmar Letter Shan A |
| Block | Myanmar |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ဢ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ဢ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x80 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1022 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001022 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1022 |