U+1100E "𑀎" Brahmi Letter Vocalic Ll Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1100E "𑀎" Brahmi Letter Vocalic Ll is a specific glyph within the Brahmi script block, representing a vocalic form of the consonant *l*, distinguished by an inherent vowel quality rather than being a pure consonant. Unlike the standard consonant *la*, this character encodes the sound equivalent to the Sanskrit vocalic *ḷ*, a rare retroflex lateral approximant that can function as a syllable nucleus in ancient texts. Belonging to the historical Brahmi writing system used in South Asia for centuries, this letter primarily appears in scholarly reproductions of early inscriptions and manuscripts of Sanskrit or Prakrit, where it is critical for the accurate representation of phonetic details in Vedic recitation and linguistic studies. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that this archaic and specialized phonetic element can be digitally preserved and analyzed.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𑀎 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𑀎 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x91 0x80 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD804 0xDC0E |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001100E |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud804\udc0e |
Unicode Properties