U+10992 "𐦒" Meroitic Hieroglyphic Letter Hha Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐦒

U+10992 "𐦒" Meroitic Hieroglyphic Letter Hha is a symbol from the Meroitic script, an ancient writing system used in the Kingdom of Kush, located in present-day Sudan, from around 300 BCE to 400 CE. This character represents the consonant sound "hha" and belongs to the hieroglyphic form of the script, which was largely derived from Egyptian hieroglyphs but adapted for the Meroitic language. The letter is part of the Meroitic Hieroglyphic block in Unicode, included to preserve and enable digital representation of this historical script. By encoding this character, Unicode helps scholars and enthusiasts accurately record and study the inscriptions left by Kushite civilization, particularly those found on temple walls, stelae, and royal monuments, offering insight into the region's cultural and linguistic heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+10992
Version Added 6.1
Name Meroitic Hieroglyphic Letter Hha
Block Meroitic Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐦒
HTML Hex Encoding 𐦒
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0xA6 0x92
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD802 0xDD92
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010992
C/C++/Java Escape \ud802\udd92

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