U+11083 "𑂃" Kaithi Letter A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑂃
U+11083 "𑂃" Kaithi Letter A is the first letter and a vowel in the Kaithi script, a historical abugida used primarily in northern India from the 16th to the mid-20th century for writing languages such as Maithili, Bhojpuri, Magahi, and Urdu. Representing the inherent vowel sound /a/ (similar to the 'a' in "about"), it serves as a fundamental building block for syllables, as consonant characters in Kaithi are assumed to carry this vowel unless modified by a diacritic. Encoded in Unicode version 5.0, it was added to preserve and digitize the rich manuscript tradition of the region, allowing modern users to represent a key part of South Asian linguistic heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11083 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Kaithi Letter A |
| Block | Kaithi |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑂃 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑂃 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x82 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD804 0xDC83 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011083 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud804\udc83 |