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 |