U+10A2F "𐨯" Kharoshthi Letter Sa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+10A2F "𐨯" Kharoshthi Letter Sa is a character from the Kharoshthi script, an ancient writing system used primarily in the region of modern-day Pakistan, Afghanistan, and parts of Central Asia from around the 3rd century BCE to the 4th century CE. This letter represents the consonant sound "sa" and is part of an abugida, a type of syllabic alphabet where each character denotes a consonant with an inherent vowel sound that can be modified with diacritics. The Kharoshthi script was notably employed to write the Gandhari language and Buddhist texts, and it features a distinctive right-to-left writing direction. As a key component of this historical script, the Kharoshthi Letter Sa contributes to the preservation and digital representation of ancient South Asian linguistic heritage.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐨯 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐨯 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0xA8 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD802 0xDE2F |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00010A2F |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud802\ude2f |
Unicode Properties