U+11388 "𑎈" Tulu-Tigalari Letter Vocalic L Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𑎈

U+11388 "𑎈" Tulu-Tigalari Letter Vocalic L is a specific character used in the Tulu-Tigalari script, which historically was employed for writing the Tulu language in parts of coastal Karnataka and Kerala, India, and is currently undergoing digital revival. This letter represents a vocalic l sound, a type of syllabic consonant that functions as a vowel in the phonological system of the script, akin to the vocalic L found in other Brahmic writing systems. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that texts written in the Tulu-Tigalari script can be digitally represented and preserved, supporting efforts to revitalize and document this endangered script.

General Properties

Code Point U+11388
Version Added 16.0
Name Tulu-Tigalari Letter Vocalic L
Block Tulu-Tigalari
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𑎈
HTML Hex Encoding 𑎈
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x91 0x8E 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD804 0xDF88
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00011388
C/C++/Java Escape \ud804\udf88

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