U+11431 "𑐱" Newa Letter Sha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑐱
U+11431 "𑐱" Newa Letter Sha is a character from the Newa script, historically used to write the Newar language in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, and it represents the voiceless postalveolar fricative sound “sha.” This script is a Brahmic abugida, and this specific letter is part of a broader repertoire of consonants that have been encoded in the Unicode Standard to support the digital preservation and modern usage of the Newa writing system. The character plays a key role in writing proper names, liturgical texts, and historical manuscripts in the Newar language, reflecting the rich cultural and linguistic heritage of the Newar community.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11431 |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Newa Letter Sha |
| Block | Newa |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑐱 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑐱 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x90 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD805 0xDC31 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011431 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud805\udc31 |