U+1055A "𐕚" Caucasian Albanian Letter Seyk Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐕚

U+1055A "𐕚" Caucasian Albanian Letter Seyk is a character from the historical Caucasian Albanian script, which was used to write the Caucasian Albanian language, an ancient language of the northeastern Caucasus region. This letter represents the sound "S" and is part of a 52-letter alphabet derived from the Armenian script, known primarily from medieval manuscripts and inscriptions found in present-day Azerbaijan and surrounding areas. Seyk serves as a vital element in preserving the linguistic heritage of the once-flourishing Caucasian Albanian culture, which declined after the region's Islamization. The script was largely forgotten until its rediscovery in the 20th century through Armenian palimpsests and archaeological finds, and its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital documentation and study of this rare writing system.

General Properties

Code Point U+1055A
Version Added 7.0
Name Caucasian Albanian Letter Seyk
Block Caucasian Albanian
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐕚
HTML Hex Encoding 𐕚
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x95 0x9A
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDD5A
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001055A
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\udd5a

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 Caucasian Albanian
Script Extensions Caucasian Albanian
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