U+10D4E "" Garay Vowel Length Mark Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+10D4E "" Garay Vowel Length Mark is a diacritical mark used in the Garay script, an orthography developed for the Mandinka language of West Africa. This specific character functions as a modifier, placed above or adjacent to a vowel character to indicate a lengthened or prolonged pronunciation of that vowel sound. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard facilitates the accurate digital representation and electronic text processing of Mandinka, supporting the preservation and modern use of this culturally significant writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+10D4E |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Garay Vowel Length Mark |
| Block | Garay |
| General Category | Modifier Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐵎 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐵎 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0xB5 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD803 0xDD4E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00010D4E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud803\udd4e |