U+10B40 "𐭀" Inscriptional Parthian Letter Aleph Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+10B40 "𐭀" Inscriptional Parthian Letter Aleph is a script character used in the Inscriptional Parthian writing system, which was employed to write the Parthian language during the Arsacid dynasty of the Parthian Empire, particularly on monuments and coins from around the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century CE. Representing the first letter of the alphabet, Aleph is derived from the Aramaic script and typically denotes a glottal stop or a long vowel sound, serving as a foundational element in this ancient right to left writing system. This character was added to the Unicode Standard in version 5.2, released in 2009, as part of the Inscriptional Parthian block, which preserves the script for digital use and scholarly study of Middle Iranian languages.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐭀 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐭀 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0xAD 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD802 0xDF40 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00010B40 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud802\udf40 |
Unicode Properties