U+10B6E "𐭮" Inscriptional Pahlavi Letter Samekh Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐭮

U+10B6E "𐭮" Inscriptional Pahlavi Letter Samekh is a script character from the Inscriptional Pahlavi block, representing the letter "Samekh" in the Pahlavi writing system used primarily during the Parthian and Sassanian eras for monumental inscriptions and official documents. This character corresponds to the Semitic letter Samekh, which typically denotes an /s/ sound, and it forms part of a cursive, right to left script that was a key medium for recording Middle Persian, Parthian, and other Middle Iranian languages. The Inscriptional Pahlavi script itself is distinguished by its angular, connected letterforms, and "𐭮" as a specific grapheme appears on stone carvings, seals, and coins, providing modern scholars with crucial evidence for understanding the history, religion, and administration of pre Islamic Iran.

General Properties

Code Point U+10B6E
Version Added 5.2
Name Inscriptional Pahlavi Letter Samekh
Block Inscriptional Pahlavi
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐭮
HTML Hex Encoding 𐭮
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0xAD 0xAE
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD802 0xDF6E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010B6E
C/C++/Java Escape \ud802\udf6e

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 Pahlavi
Script Extensions Inscriptional Pahlavi
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