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

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 Yezidi
Script Extensions Yezidi
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