U+103B9 "𐎹" Old Persian Sign Ya Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐎹
U+103B9 "𐎹" Old Persian Sign Ya is an ancient script character used in the cuneiform writing system of the Old Persian language, primarily employed during the Achaemenid Empire from the 6th to 4th centuries BCE. This particular sign represents the consonant sound "ya" and was carved into monumental inscriptions, most notably those at Persepolis and Behistun, often to transcribe royal decrees and historical records of kings like Darius the Great. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for modern digital representation and study of this historical script, preserving a key element of ancient Iranian linguistic heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+103B9 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Old Persian Sign Ya |
| Block | Old Persian |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐎹 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐎹 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0x8E 0xB9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD800 0xDFB9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000103B9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud800\udfb9 |