U+11386 "𑎆" Tulu-Tigalari Letter Vocalic R Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+11386 "𑎆" Tulu-Tigalari Letter Vocalic R is a grapheme used in the Tulu-Tigalari script, an abugida historically employed to write the Tulu language and the now-extinct Tigalari script, primarily in the southwestern coastal region of India. This specific character represents a vocalic r sound, a syllabic consonant where the letter 'r' functions as a vowel, a feature common in many Dravidian and some Indo-Aryan languages. Encoded in the Unicode standard to preserve and digitally support this minority script, the character is part of a broader effort to maintain linguistic heritage by allowing modern electronic text representation of ancient manuscripts and contemporary usage. Its inclusion helps scholars and communities accurately transcribe texts that contain this phonetically distinct sound, ensuring that the unique orthographic traditions of the Tulu and Tigalari cultures remain accessible in the digital age.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𑎆 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𑎆 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x91 0x8E 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD804 0xDF86 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00011386 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud804\udf86 |
Unicode Properties