U+11315 "𑌕" Grantha Letter Ka Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+11315 "𑌕" Grantha Letter Ka is a representation of the first consonant of the Grantha script, a historic abugida used primarily to write Sanskrit in the Tamil-speaking regions of South India. This character corresponds to the sound "ka" and features a distinctively rounded top and a curved vertical stroke, typical of Grantha's angular yet fluid calligraphy. Grantha evolved from the Brahmi script around the 5th century CE and was crucial for preserving Vedic and classical Sanskrit texts, especially in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, before being largely replaced by modern Devanagari and Tamil scripts in different contexts. Despite its reduced everyday use, the Grantha Letter Ka remains important for scholarly studies of ancient manuscripts and inscriptions.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𑌕 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𑌕 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x91 0x8C 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD804 0xDF15 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00011315 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud804\udf15 |
Unicode Properties