U+10597 "𐖗" Vithkuqi Small Letter A Unicode Character

U+10597 "𐖗" Vithkuqi Small Letter A is the lowercase form of the first letter in the Vithkuqi script, an alphabet historically used to write the Albanian language before being largely replaced by the Latin alphabet. This character represents the open front unrounded vowel sound, similar to the "a" in the English word "father," and is part of a resurgence of interest in preserving and digitally encoding historical scripts. Its inclusion in Unicode since version 14.0 ensures that texts written in the Vithkuqi script can be accurately typed, displayed, and archived across modern digital platforms.

General Properties

Code Point	U+10597
Version Added	14.0
Name	Vithkuqi Small Letter A
Block	Vithkuqi
General Category	Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𐖗
HTML Hex Encoding	𐖗
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x90 0x96 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD801 0xDD97
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00010597
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud801\udd97

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
Lowercase	Yes
Simple Uppercase Code Point	"𐕰" U+10570 Vithkuqi Capital Letter A
Simple Titlecase Code Point	"𐕰" U+10570 Vithkuqi Capital Letter A
Uppercase Code Point	"𐕰" U+10570 Vithkuqi Capital Letter A
Titlecase Code Point	"𐕰" U+10570 Vithkuqi Capital Letter A
Cased	Yes
Changes When Casemapped	Yes
Changes When Titlecased	Yes
Changes When Uppercased	Yes
Script	Vithkuqi
Script Extensions	Vithkuqi
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	Lower