U+10B14 "𐬔" Avestan Letter Ge Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐬔

U+10B14 "𐬔" Avestan Letter Ge is a specific glyph representing the voiced velar fricative sound /ɣ/ in the Avestan alphabet, an ancient script used to write the sacred texts of the Zoroastrian faith, particularly the Avesta. This character belongs to the Avestan Unicode block, which was added to the standard to preserve and digitally support the language of Zoroastrian liturgical manuscripts. Its form is distinguished by a curved, hook-like shape that sets it apart from other letters in the script, and in scholarly and digital contexts it plays a crucial role in accurately transcribing and studying the phonetic and historical nuances of Avestan texts.

General Properties

Code Point U+10B14
Version Added 5.2
Name Avestan Letter Ge
Block Avestan
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐬔
HTML Hex Encoding 𐬔
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0xAC 0x94
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD802 0xDF14
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010B14
C/C++/Java Escape \ud802\udf14

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 Avestan
Script Extensions Avestan
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter