U+10B55 "𐭕" Inscriptional Parthian Letter Taw Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐭕

U+10B55 "𐭕" Inscriptional Parthian Letter Taw is a script symbol representing the final consonant in the ancient Inscriptional Parthian alphabet, which was used to write the Parthian language of the Arsacid Empire (circa 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE). This character specifically denotes the sound "t" or "taw" and is primarily found in stone inscriptions and administrative texts from the Parthian period, where it appears as the terminal form of the letter "Taw" in right-to-left writing. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the digital preservation and scholarly study of this historic script, allowing for accurate representation of texts that are crucial for understanding Parthian history, culture, and linguistic connections within the Iranian language family.

General Properties

Code Point U+10B55
Version Added 5.2
Name Inscriptional Parthian Letter Taw
Block Inscriptional Parthian
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐭕
HTML Hex Encoding 𐭕
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0xAD 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD802 0xDF55
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010B55
C/C++/Java Escape \ud802\udf55

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