U+1140C "𑐌" Newa Letter O Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑐌
U+1140C "𑐌" Newa Letter O is a character used in the Newa script, also known as Newari or Nepal Bhasa, which is primarily employed to write the Newar language in Nepal. This specific character represents the vowel sound "o" and is an essential component of the Newa script's syllabic inventory, which includes both consonants and vowel signs. Introduced as part of the Unicode Standard in version 9.0 released in 2016, the Newa Letter O enables digital representation and preservation of historical and contemporary texts in the Newar language, supporting cultural and linguistic documentation efforts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1140C |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Newa Letter O |
| Block | Newa |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑐌 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑐌 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x90 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD805 0xDC0C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001140C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud805\udc0c |