U+10A76 "𐩶" Old South Arabian Letter Ghayn Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+10A76 "𐩶" Old South Arabian Letter Ghayn is a character from the ancient script used to write the Old South Arabian languages, such as Sabaic, which were spoken in the region of modern-day Yemen from around the 9th century BCE to the 6th century CE. This letter represents the voiced velar fricative sound /ɣ/, similar to the "gh" in modern Arabic ghayn, and it was inscribed into stone monuments, buildings, and votive texts for religious and public records. The character is part of the Unicode block for Old South Arabian, which includes 32 letters that share a distinct, angular shape reflecting their chiseled origins. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and enables scholarly research into the rich cultural and linguistic heritage of the South Arabian civilizations.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐩶 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐩶 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0xA9 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD802 0xDE76 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00010A76 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud802\ude76 |
Unicode Properties