U+10288 "𐊈" Lycian Letter Z Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+10288 "𐊈" Lycian Letter Z is a character from the Lycian alphabet used in ancient Anatolia, primarily for writing the Lycian language between the 5th and 4th centuries BCE. This specific letter represents the sound /z/ and belongs to the Lycian block of the Unicode standard, which was added to support the digital encoding of historical scripts. The symbol itself resembles a stylized, angular shape distinct from modern alphabets and is one of 29 letters in the Lycian script, a system derived from the Greek alphabet with some unique modifications. By including this character, Unicode enables scholars and enthusiasts to digitally preserve and study inscriptions from Lycian funerary and stone monuments, such as those found at Xanthos, without using modern alphabetic substitutions.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐊈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐊈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0x8A 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD800 0xDE88 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00010288 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud800\ude88 |
Unicode Properties