U+11018 "𑀘" Brahmi Letter Ca Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑀘
U+11018 "𑀘" Brahmi Letter Ca is a glyph representing the consonant "ca" in the ancient Brahmi script, one of the earliest writing systems used to transcribe Indo-Aryan languages. This script, which flourished in South Asia from roughly the 3rd century BCE, served as the precursor to numerous later scripts, including Devanagari. The letter is part of the Brahmi block in Unicode, encoded to support historical and paleographic research as well as digital preservation of ancient texts. Its shape typically features a distinctive open curve, reflecting the calligraphic style of early Brahmi inscriptions found on pillars, coins, and cave walls throughout the Indian subcontinent.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11018 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Brahmi Letter Ca |
| Block | Brahmi |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑀘 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑀘 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x80 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD804 0xDC18 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011018 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud804\udc18 |