U+10C1C "𐰜" Old Turkic Letter Orkhon Oek Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+10C1C "𐰜" Old Turkic Letter Orkhon Oek is a specific glyph from the Old Turkic script, used primarily in the Orkhon inscriptions of the 8th century CE in Central Asia. This character represents a velar or uvular consonant sound, often transliterated as "ök" or "öc" in modern studies, and it belongs to the Orkhon variant of the alphabet, which was employed to write the Old Turkic language of the Göktürk and Uyghur empires. The letter's shape, resembling a stylized hook or ear, is part of a writing system that reads from right to left, reflecting its origins in runiform tradition. Inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars and enthusiasts can digitally represent this historical script, preserving a vital link to early Turkic epigraphy and cultural heritage.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐰜 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐰜 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0xB0 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD803 0xDC1C |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00010C1C |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud803\udc1c |
Unicode Properties