U+10B4A "𐭊" Inscriptional Parthian Letter Kaph Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐭊

U+10B4A "𐭊" Inscriptional Parthian Letter Kaph is a glyph from the Inscriptional Parthian script, a right-to-left writing system used primarily for monumental inscriptions in the Parthian Empire roughly from the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century CE. This specific character represents the consonant "k" and corresponds to the Semitic letter kaph, reflecting its origins in the Aramaic alphabet that heavily influenced Parthian writing. It appears in historical texts such as those found in royal rock reliefs, coin legends, and legal documents, serving as a key part of the script's consonantal inventory. The character is encoded in the Unicode standard under the Inscriptional Parthian block, which facilitates the digital preservation and scholarly study of this ancient language.

General Properties

Code Point U+10B4A
Version Added 5.2
Name Inscriptional Parthian Letter Kaph
Block Inscriptional Parthian
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐭊
HTML Hex Encoding 𐭊
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0xAD 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD802 0xDF4A
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010B4A
C/C++/Java Escape \ud802\udf4a

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 Inscriptional Parthian
Script Extensions Inscriptional Parthian
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