U+1144E "ð‘‘Ž" Newa Gap Filler Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð‘‘Ž
U+1144E "ð‘‘Ž" Newa Gap Filler is a rare typographic mark used in the Newa script, which is traditionally employed to write the Newar language of Nepal. This character specifically functions as a visual placeholder to fill empty space within a line of text, much like an interpunct or filler mark, ensuring alignment and preventing awkward gaps in handwritten or printed manuscripts. It is not a letter or punctuation in the conventional sense but a scribal device found in historical Newa documents, where it helped maintain the aesthetic and structural flow of calligraphy and block text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1144E |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Newa Gap Filler |
| Block | Newa |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑑎 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑑎 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x91 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD805 0xDC4E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001144E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud805\udc4e |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Break After |
| Script | Newa |
| Script Extensions | Newa |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |