U+10D8F "" Garay Minus Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+10D8F "" Garay Minus Sign is a specialized punctuation mark encoded for use with the Garay script, a writing system invented in the 20th century for the Wolof language of Senegal and other West African languages. As a minus sign, it serves a functional role in mathematical or numerical contexts within Garay text, representing subtraction or indicating a negative value, and it is designed to visually harmonize with the other characters of the script. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars, linguists, and digital users can accurately represent and exchange this specific notation alongside the broader Garay script repertoire.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+10D8F |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Garay Minus Sign |
| Block | Garay |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐶏 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐶏 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0xB6 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD803 0xDD8F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00010D8F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud803\udd8f |
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 | Garay |
| Script Extensions | Garay |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Math | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |