U+1088B "𐢋" Nabataean Letter Teth Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐢋

U+1088B "𐢋" Nabataean Letter Teth is a character from the Nabataean script used in the ancient Nabataean kingdom, which thrived in the region of modern-day Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Syria between the 4th century BCE and 2nd century CE. This letter represents a consonant sound similar to the "t" in "tip" and is part of the Nabataean abjad, a writing system that influenced the development of later Arabic script. Found in inscriptions on tombs, trade documents, and religious texts, the Nabataean Letter Teth is encoded in the Unicode Standard as a historical character for the study of Semitic epigraphy and ancient Near Eastern cultures. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for accurate digital representation and preservation of this extinct script for scholarly and cultural heritage purposes.

General Properties

Code Point U+1088B
Version Added 7.0
Name Nabataean Letter Teth
Block Nabataean
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐢋
HTML Hex Encoding 𐢋
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0xA2 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD802 0xDC8B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001088B
C/C++/Java Escape \ud802\udc8b

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 Nabataean
Script Extensions Nabataean
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