U+113B8 "𑎸" Tulu-Tigalari Vowel Sign Aa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑎸
U+113B8 "𑎸" Tulu-Tigalari Vowel Sign Aa is a combining diacritic mark used in the Tulu-Tigalari script, a historically significant abugida primarily employed to write the Tulu language of coastal Karnataka and Kerala, India. This specific vowel sign represents the long "aa" sound and is placed after a consonant character to modify its inherent vowel, extending the pronunciation. It functions as a dependent vowel sign, meaning it cannot stand alone and must attach to a base consonant letter to form a complete syllable. The inclusion of this character in the Unicode Standard ensures proper digital representation and preservation of the Tulu-Tigalari script, supporting efforts to document and revitalize the Tulu language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+113B8 |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Tulu-Tigalari Vowel Sign Aa |
| Block | Tulu-Tigalari |
| General Category | Spacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑎸 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑎸 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x8E 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD804 0xDFB8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000113B8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud804\udfb8 |