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 |