U+1089E "𐢞" Nabataean Letter Taw Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐢞
U+1089E "𐢞" Nabataean Letter Taw is a glyph representing the final letter of the Nabataean script, an ancient Aramaic-derived writing system used by the Nabataean Kingdom from roughly the 2nd century BCE to the 4th century CE. This letter corresponds to the sound "t" and is notable for its distinct curved form, which evolved into the Arabic letter "ت" (ta) and also influenced the development of the modern Arabic script. As part of the Unicode Standard, this character helps preserve and digitally represent the historical Nabataean language, which was primarily carved into stone inscriptions in regions like modern-day Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the Sinai Peninsula.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1089E |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Nabataean Letter Taw |
| Block | Nabataean |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐢞 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐢞 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0xA2 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD802 0xDC9E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001089E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud802\udc9e |