U+11432 "π²" Newa Letter Ssa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
π²
U+11432 "π²" Newa Letter Ssa is a character from the Newa script, historically used to write the Nepal Bhasa language in the Kathmandu Valley, and it represents a retroflex sibilant sound, similar to the "sh" sound in English. This specific character is part of the Unicode block for Newa, encoded in version 9.0 of the Unicode Standard in 2016, to support the digital preservation and modern usage of this ancient script. The Newa script, also known as Newari or NepΔla lipi, has a rich cultural heritage and is used in religious, literary, and historical contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11432 |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Newa Letter Ssa |
| Block | Newa |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑐲 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑐲 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x90 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD805 0xDC32 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011432 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud805\udc32 |