U+103AB "𐎫" Old Persian Sign Ta Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐎫

U+103AB "𐎫" Old Persian Sign Ta is a cuneiform script character representing the syllable "ta" used in the Old Persian language, which was the language of the Achaemenid Empire of ancient Iran. This sign belongs to the Old Persian cuneiform script, a relatively simple, semi-alphabetic writing system consisting of 36 phonetic signs and a few logograms, primarily used for royal inscriptions on monuments and tablets from the 6th to 4th centuries BCE. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the digital preservation and study of this ancient writing system, allowing modern scholars and enthusiasts to accurately represent and analyze historical texts such as the famous Behistun Inscription. The character's visual form typically features wedge-shaped marks that combine to create a distinct symbol, reflecting the broader cuneiform tradition while being tailored to the specific phonetic needs of Old Persian.

General Properties

Code Point U+103AB
Version Added 4.1
Name Old Persian Sign Ta
Block Old Persian
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐎫
HTML Hex Encoding 𐎫
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x8E 0xAB
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD800 0xDFAB
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000103AB
C/C++/Java Escape \ud800\udfab

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 Old Persian
Script Extensions Old Persian
Indic Syllabic Category Other
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