U+11382 "𑎂" Tulu-Tigalari Letter I Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𑎂

U+11382 "𑎂" Tulu-Tigalari Letter I is a script character representing the vowel sound "i" in the Tulu-Tigalari writing system, which is historically used for writing the Tulu and Sanskrit languages in the southwestern Indian region of Karnataka and Kerala. This letter is part of the Tulu-Tigalari block, added to Unicode in version 16.0 in 2024, and it features a distinctive curved shape, similar to other Brahmic scripts. The character is an independent vowel, used at the beginning of syllables or words, and it plays a crucial role in preserving the written heritage of the Tulu language, which has a rich literary tradition.

General Properties

Code Point U+11382
Version Added 16.0
Name Tulu-Tigalari Letter I
Block Tulu-Tigalari
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𑎂
HTML Hex Encoding 𑎂
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x91 0x8E 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD804 0xDF82
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00011382
C/C++/Java Escape \ud804\udf82

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 Start
Script Tulu Tigalari
Script Extensions Tulu Tigalari
Indic Syllabic Category Vowel Independent
Indic Conjunct Break 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