U+1080 "ႀ" Myanmar Letter Shan Tha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1080 "ႀ" Myanmar Letter Shan Tha is a character used in the Myanmar script to represent the sound of the voiceless aspirated postalveolar affricate /t͡ʃʰ/, specifically for writing the Shan language, one of the major minority languages spoken in Myanmar. Its name "Shan Tha" indicates its primary function in transcribing the Shan language's phonology, and it is part of the Unicode block designated for the Myanmar script, which was added to the standard to support the diverse linguistic needs of the region. As a distinct letter, ႀ helps preserve the unique orthographic traditions of the Shan people, who use a variant of the Myanmar script to write their Tai-Kadai language, thereby aiding in digital communication and text processing for this community. The character is encoded as a single code point and appears as a glyph that combines a curved baseline with a looped ascender, visually differentiating it from other Myanmar consonants.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ႀ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ႀ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x82 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x1080 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00001080 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u1080 |
Unicode Properties