U+1139A "𑎚" Tulu-Tigalari Letter Jha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1139A "𑎚" Tulu-Tigalari Letter Jha is a specific glyph representing the aspirated voiced palatal consonant "jha" within the Tulu-Tigalari script, an abugida historically used to write the Tulu language in the coastal Karnataka region of India. This character was added to the Unicode Standard as part of the Tulu-Tigalari block, which encodes the script's unique set of consonants, vowels, and diacritical marks. The letter Jha is distinguished by its distinct orthographic form, which includes a characteristic horizontal headstroke and a curved lower loop, and it is used in transliterating or writing Sanskrit-derived loanwords and native Tulu vocabulary. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates digital preservation and modern text processing for the Tulu language, supporting cultural and linguistic heritage efforts.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𑎚 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𑎚 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x91 0x8E 0x9A |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD804 0xDF9A |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001139A |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud804\udf9a |
Unicode Properties