U+11013 "𑀓" Brahmi Letter Ka Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𑀓

U+11013 "𑀓" Brahmi Letter Ka is a glyph representing the consonant "ka" in the ancient Brahmi script, one of the earliest writing systems used in South Asia, which served as a predecessor to many modern Indic scripts. This character encodes the first consonant of the Brahmi syllabary, typically pronounced as /kə/, and is historically significant for its role in recording early Prakrit, Sanskrit, and Tamil inscriptions from around the 3rd century BCE. Preserved within the Unicode standard's Brahmi block, it enables digital representation and study of ancient texts, providing a vital link to understanding the evolution of writing in the Indian subcontinent.

General Properties

Code Point U+11013
Version Added 6.0
Name Brahmi Letter Ka
Block Brahmi
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𑀓
HTML Hex Encoding 𑀓
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x91 0x80 0x93
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD804 0xDC13
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00011013
C/C++/Java Escape \ud804\udc13

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 Aksara
Script Brahmi
Script Extensions Brahmi
Indic Syllabic Category Consonant
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