U+10984 "𐦄" Meroitic Hieroglyphic Letter Ya Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐦄
U+10984 "𐦄" Meroitic Hieroglyphic Letter Ya is part of the Meroitic Hieroglyphic block, which encodes the writing system used in the ancient Kingdom of Meroë (in present-day Sudan) from around the 3rd century BCE to the 4th century CE. This particular glyph represents the syllable "ya" in the Meroitic language, which remains only partially deciphered. The script consists of both hieroglyphic and cursive forms, with the hieroglyphic version primarily employed for monumental inscriptions on stone monuments and temple walls, often honoring rulers or deities. As a result, U+10984 provides a digital representation of a significant artifact from the Nubian civilization, allowing for modern preservation and study of its linguistic heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+10984 |
| Version Added | 6.1 |
| Name | Meroitic Hieroglyphic Letter Ya |
| Block | Meroitic Hieroglyphs |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐦄 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐦄 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0xA6 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD802 0xDD84 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00010984 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud802\udd84 |
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 | Meroitic Hieroglyphs |
| Script Extensions | Meroitic Hieroglyphs |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| ID Start | Yes |
| XID Start | Yes |
| ID Continue | Yes |
| XID Continue | Yes |
| Alphabetic | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Alphabetic letter |
| Sentence Break | OLetter |