U+10E9F "𐺟" Yezidi Letter Gaf Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐺟
U+10E9F "𐺟" Yezidi Letter Gaf is a symbol used in the writing system for the Yezidi language, representing a specific consonant sound. It belongs to the Yezidi script block, which was added to the Unicode Standard in 2021 with version 14.0 to support the liturgical and vernacular needs of the Yezidi community. The letter Gaf is derived from historical scripts used for the Kurmanji dialect of Kurdish and is employed primarily in religious texts and cultural documentation for the Yezidi faith. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitize the unique linguistic heritage of this minority group.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+10E9F |
| Version Added | 13.0 |
| Name | Yezidi Letter Gaf |
| Block | Yezidi |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐺟 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐺟 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0xBA 0x9F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD803 0xDE9F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00010E9F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud803\ude9f |