U+110B6 "𑂶" Kaithi Vowel Sign Ai Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑂶
U+110B6 "𑂶" Kaithi Vowel Sign Ai is a combining diacritical mark used in the Kaithi script, a historical writing system primarily employed for languages such as Maithili, Bhojpuri, and other regional languages of northern India. This vowel sign indicates the long vowel sound "ai" when attached to a consonant letter, modifying its inherent vowel to create the intended phonetic value. As part of the Kaithi Unicode block, it supports the accurate digital representation of historical texts and modern typographic needs for these languages, preserving a crucial aspect of the script's orthographic tradition.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+110B6 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Kaithi Vowel Sign Ai |
| Block | Kaithi |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑂶 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑂶 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x82 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD804 0xDCB6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000110B6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud804\udcb6 |